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Was David Naked?

22 February 2012 By: Marlene11 Comments

When I saw this statue in Helsingborg I knew it was David and the decapitated head was Goliath. Everybody knows the ancient saga, David and Goliath. Well, I hope my nephews and nieces have learned about it. But what I didn’t know was that if David was naked when he killed Goliath. Who would ever know. How the artist of this statue figured out in the story, thus created a naked David, is something to be considered art. Or isn’t it? Despite protests, the statue remains to be seen at Konsul Trapps plats in Helsingborg, Sweden.

David statue in Helsingborg, Sweden

In the story, David lifted the head of Goliath to show to the people that the giant was dead. But here, he kneeled and pressed the head with his right foot. He could be rolling the decapitated head from the body with his right foot. I’ll let your mind tell your own story.

Naked David statue in Helsingborg

Behind him is the stairs leading to the fortress where Kärnan, the relics of the medieval castle remains in place.

~ Wordless Wednesday ~  

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007 and since then it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com which she and her husband has built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. Bröllopsklänningar says

    23 February 2012 at 21:54

    Your kidding? I live in Helsingborg! Are you from helsingborg? I walked past the statue today! 😀 And no, I don’t think he was naked!

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      26 February 2012 at 22:56

      I’m not living in Helsingborg but we visited the place a couple of times.
      No, not in the myth, hehee.

      Reply
  2. Carly says

    25 February 2012 at 22:27

    Kids are funny about that sort of thing!

    Reply
  3. lasagnarecipes says

    25 February 2012 at 23:04

    On this photos , he looks naked 😀

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      26 February 2012 at 22:57

      Hahaa! You’re being funny, ha. I can see that.

      Reply
  4. used tires says

    27 February 2012 at 09:57

    Wow I don’t know why he would fight naked. It can’t be very safe, haha!

    -Jean

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      28 February 2012 at 22:37

      It’s really hard to imagine David fighting naked, lol! When I searched the net, he was wearing some kind of a cloth that was typical in the old days.

      Reply
  5. SEO says

    27 February 2012 at 19:14

    interesting thought. I am now wondering the same.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      28 February 2012 at 22:38

      Just keep wondering. It’s not a crime. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Claire says

    27 February 2012 at 19:44

    Ate Marlene, I saw your blog when I blog hop and was happy about it:) This is Claire, Ma’am Calunsod’s daughter:) How are u te? hope you’re doing good. Have a good day:)

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      27 February 2012 at 22:36

      Claire, welcome to my blog! Hehee, small world wide web ha. I’m fine here, busy working as a teacher full time and blogging part time. 🙂 Will visit your site later ha, it’s too late here na.

      Reply

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