Two bronze men pulling a fishing net at Ulriksdal

Local lore speaks of a woman who stood upon Morianbron and succumbed to a profound infatuation with the two bronze men. The story claims she took her own life in the stream below because she could not decide which of the two she preferred. This anecdote suits the romantic and picturesque environment and reflects the fancy for exotic people prevalent during the 18th and early 19th century.

Morianbron serves as one of the smallest bridges in the Swedish capital. It crosses the Igelbäcken, a small stream flowing through the gardens of the Ulriksdal Palace in Solna. This low wooden bridge is flanked by two bronze sculptures painted in black of two men dressed in loincloths pulling a fishing net passing under the bridge.

The two sculptures were moulded in the early 19th century by the sculptor Per Lundgren. They were brought to the Ulriksdal Palace from the royal gardens at Hagaparken, where they once stood by the network of canals that once flew through the park.

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