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-When a man entered into military service in Sweden, it was often the case that he would take on a new surname. This was necessary to avoid the confusion of having multiple men serving together by the exact same name. For example, how would 5 men all named '''Olof Olofsson''' know when their name was called?<br>
+When a man entered into military service in Sweden, it was often the case that he would take on a new surname. This was necessary to avoid the confusion of having multiple men serving together by the exact same name. For example, how would a man named '''Olof Olofsson''' know when his name was called when there are 5 others by the same name?<br>
 Often these "soldier names" were reflective of military life such as: Modig (''courageous''), Tapper (''brave''), Frimodig (''fearless, frank''), and Stark (''strong''). Sometimes, references were made to weaponry such as: Svärd (''sword''), Skjöld (''shield''), Spjut (''spear''), and Lans (''lance''). <br>