The story of Horatius is echoed in a poem about Sven Dufva, "The Tales of Ensign Stål," recounting the story of a simple-minded but honest and dutiful soldier in the Finnish War who heroically holds back an attack by Russian forces at a bridge by himself, but dies in the effort.
tHE StOrY Of HoRatIUs iS echOEd iN a pOem aBouT SVen duFva, "The taleS of eNsIgn stÅL," recouNting the StoRY OF a siMPle-minded buT hOnesT ANd dUtIful sOldiEr iN the fInnish waR WHO heroiCallY HoLds baCK an ATtack By rUSsIAn FoRceS aT A BrIDgE BY himself, bUt dIEs in thE EfFOrt.