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Deltoid
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Truth behind the cannonballs.
It is true that during the Stockholm bloodbath canons where fired. Hell, Stockholm has been under fire of canons many times in history. But the likelyness of the canonballs actually getting stuck in a way that looks remarkably esthetic in relation to the architecture is fairly low. The canonballs most likely either bounced or penetrated the walls of the buildings making a dent or hole, and years later, they were put up there on the buildings perhaps as a reminder of past conflicts and history.