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Here is the Ladotan!

Made with pure Ladon water it protects you from the
sun, giving you a real bronze colour!

Have a nice summer!
The Minister of the River Ladon in Arcadia
Sir Vassilios Roumeliotis
Knight of Arcadia

Their holinesses Ladonia popes Astrid I and Sillius LXVIII have confirmed their interest in Minister Taru Salmenkari’s proposal for beer embassies in the name of The Divine Spirit & for the catholic world. these embassies, recognized by the popes, will be official and also a guarantee for quality beer. Go to the next beer embassy and follow the footspeps of our divine popes! And always ask for the fine Green, the Ladonia or King Ladon’s Brew. Our popes are easily recognized as they are wearing green pointed hats. Look for this sign: “This bar is appointed as the official Ladonian
Beer Embassy”.

This decision is the first encyclica of the Ladonian papacy.

Photo: James Hartman

Ladonia Minister of Yellow Snow, Per Cod is giving us some important information:

A haubitz (howitzer) is a relatively short cannon firing middle
velocity grenades, usually in a high trajctory. Commonly used in
field artillery, modern versions are usually self propelled
(motorised artillery). One of the most successful artillery design in
history.

Being on the receiving end of a howitzer attack is bond to ruin your
day.

Obviously there is a need for a map to find the way to Ladonia. Anyone who likes to visit Ladonia should go to Himmelstorps hembygdsgård. From this place you should follow the marks, yellow “N”. From Himmelstorp the distance down to Nimis/Wotan City is 1,2 km.

Decisions and debate in Ladonia are mainly taken place in the Cabinet. The most active ministers since May 2005 are these great personalities:

Daniel Jiménez (Spain) Vice President

Lisa Johnson (USA) Minister of Mythological Beasts

Jona Pelovska (Canada) Minister of Dreaming Affairs

Taru Salmenkari (Finland) Minister of Teddy Animal Reservoirs

Lord Fredrik Fischer (Sweden) Minister of Time, Warder of Practical Humour

Prince James Hartman (USA) Minister of Future Science

Fredrik Axwik (Sweden) Eternal Minister of Art and Jump

Pedro Martinez Chico (Spain) Minister of Misinformation

Mike Arman (USA) Minister of Finance

C-J Charpentier (Sweden) Minister of Harley-Davidson Motorbikes

Sir Phillip Halfhill (USA) Minister of Positive Ideas for the Nations of the World

Greve Norbert Johnson (USA) Minister of Parallel Universe Tribal Service

Vassilis Roumeliotis (Greece) Minister of the River Ladon in Arcadia

Carolyn Shelby (USA) Minister of Customizing and Gary

Walter Ehresman (USA) Eternal Minister of Dubious Anthems

Martin Schibli (Sweden) Minister of Curators, Semafores and Swiss Army Methods

Ladonia has a new secret weapon. We are able to give all information about it as nobody will believe that it does exist and works. Our minister of mythological beast, Lisa, has constructed this in her secret factory in Ohio.

Scetch of the Nanonuke by minister Lisa

Are you tired of all fancy food? Then Ladonia can present the solution. Minister Pedro, also the Gastronomer per se, has new exciting food. For you.

Roasted Rhino

Ladonia has the first female pope in the world. Since she was elected and appointed by the conclave of Ladonia she has been preparing her mind for her great task. Long may she live and rule, pope Astrid I, now her own words:

Hm. Hrm. Hrrrrm. Clearing my throat. Approaching the
sacred land of Ladonia. A Holy Tear rolls down my
cheek. I collect it in a tiny, diamond bottle. Doves
cry in the sky. (Hm. It might be seagulls.) My whole
holy life I have prepared for this moment. I have been
in constant meditation since my appointment. Opening
my heart to the everlasting beauty of Ladonia and its
citizens. Praying that the Allmighty will send me his
angels with a plan more brilliant than ever been
thought of, to keep and defend the sacred land against
all evil. Now finally, I fall on my knees, and I kiss
the soil… stones… of Ladonia. Let me be your
spiritual guide, take me into your hearts, and I will
bless you. In times of peace, and more importantly, in
times of war.
Yours sincerely, Pope Astrid I

The picture below is showing state secr Vilks speaking in the UN in the future. At that time the empire of Ladonia is complete and thus there will be no need for any represents from other countries. Ladonia will be the unified and friendly world and decisions made by the minister of the cabinet will be read in the empty room of UN but spread all over the world. The world might then be a better place, but if that doesn’t happen, at least the UN will be a better place, peaceful and friendly.

Photo: James Hartman, prince and minister

Taru Salmenkari, Minister of Teddy Animal Reservoirs has made research of the role of Ladonia in the age of the vikings. This is her report:

“Here we are with the Rune stone text that confirms that Harald Ladonsson was in Leif Eriksson’s crew when he left in the year 992 to search Vinland which is located in what is now known as the American continent. This is how the story goes:

When Harald Ladonsson was a young boy, he was rising a puppy. At that time, good hunting dogs were worthy of a fortune. Thus, young Harald was not only unhappy but also heavily punished by his father when the puppy run away. Harald did not find his puppy, which had settled in another home nearby, where another young lad, Arne Thorvaldsson, took the task of educating this puppy. Later, when visiting a big local market, Harald and his father Ladon Olavsson saw a dog they thought to be theirs, but Arne’s family was unwilling to give up the dog and the dog had grown accustomed to its new home and did no longer recognize Harald. Harald got angry and revenged Arne’s family by killing some of their chicken. Arne answered this by steeling some objects from Ladon Olavsson’s fishing boat. Such small revenge took place between these teen aged boys for some years. Harald was a skillful carver and everywhere he went he marked trees and buildings with caricatures of Arne. Arne was not into fine arts, but he was a good singer and composed humiliating songs about Harald. Their families tried to keep them apart to avoid unnecessary conflicts. So some years passed until Harald and Arne were about to reach their maturity.

To avoid problems, families, aware of the possibility of an evolving family feud, tried to keep Harald away when Arne was at home and vice versa. For this end, they sent their youth to various trade trips and expeditions. Both Harald and Arne developed reputations of talented seafarers, able tradesmen and brave soldiers. No wonder that Leif Eriksson decided to have such men in his crew. Against all odds, Leif developed a plan to have them both. This time Harald and Arne were likely to arrive home at about the same time. So Leif went separately to their fathers Ladon and Thorvald and persuaded them to let their boys to sail with him. Of course, he told neither that the other young man was recruited as well. To understand how the trick worked, we must remember that by this time Harald and Arne had not met each other for years. Neither knew how the other looked like as an adult. Leif forbid his men to use father-names when they addressed Harald and Arne and he sat the two side by side. Since both Harald and Arne were pretty common Viking names, young men did not suspect anything when they sat side by side. When sailing, the two men started talking and developed a friendship. By the time they finally found out who the other man was, they had already found that they liked each others. When the ship reached Greenland, they erected a Rune stone as a remembrance of their friendship.

Unfortunately runes on the stone end the story here. I now put my hope to our singer-songwriter Arne Thorvaldsson. I will check if Nordic folklore collections have any marks of the next part of the trip.

Taru

researcher

History Department

Ladonian Academy of Science”