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In the late autumn of 1872

Seal hunters were stuck on Svalbard

Seventeen men set out to the Swedish House

To find food and shelter for the harsh winter

After seven days on the ice cold arctic sea

When they finally reached Isfjorden

They entered a world of suffering and despair

Before death put an end to their misery

One after the other fell victim to the disease

Each day brought a new death

No one could escape

This winter tragedy

Winter tragedy

The next summer they came to rescue the stranded men

But they only found fifteen dead bodies

All men died a painful death

And were buried in a cold and lonely grave

Tragedien i Svenskehuset