From a blog I follow:
Spending time in the company of men who know The Encyclopedia of Military Biography by heart and you will hear how they praise Charles XII (King of Sweden who was killed by a musket shot on the 30th of November 1718) as having been a very intelligent man, a bold and daring leader of men in battle and an innovative tactician and administrator. This viewpoint is based on all historical facts available.
In Sweden, the facts are interpreted differently. There Charles XII is viewed as a Hitler of the Northby the socialist and the far left looneys and they have managed to turn the day of Charles XII death – 30th of November – into a day of anti-fascism, anti racism. It has become a day when all school children in Sweden are taught to remember as the day when the fascist King Charles XII died and they are encouraged to make anti-racist banners and anti-fascist placards.This is how they honor the death of one of their greatest Kings.