by Emma Bendorf | Dec 9, 2022 | works of art
✖ #10/10 Nordfyn North Funen is depicted with a bison’s head at the top on the left-hand side. Next to it are MS Castor and Enebærodde Lighthouse. At the bottom is the stone with the longest runic inscription in Denmark and the version of the Manneken Pis, famous for...
by Emma Bendorf | Dec 9, 2022 | Gods
Risinge ✖ The resistance fighter from Risinge At the end of the Second World War, leading members of the nobility were censured for having sided with the Nazi occupiers. But that is not the full story; many members of the Danish upper class were active members of the...
by Emma Bendorf | Dec 9, 2022 | Gods
Kærsgaard ✖ The Devil visits Kærsgaard Having offended the Lord our God by burying her dog in the hallowed ground of the churchyard, estate owner Anna Trolle finds herself cursed. Around Christmas in 1723, the local priest is busy making the sign of the cross...
by Emma Bendorf | Dec 9, 2022 | Gods
Steensgaard ✖ The war hero from Steensgaard Tall and short, shoulder to shoulder, the Danish troops resolutely defend Langeland against the Swedish invaders. Vincents Steensen, the 66-year-old estate owner lays down his life for Langeland. On the night of 6 February...
by Emma Bendorf | Dec 9, 2022 | Gods
Østruplund ✖ Agricultural pioneer at Holstenshuus The Baron of Holstenshuus was one of the first landowners in Denmark to attempt to encourage his peasant farmers to drop the communal system of farming and move out onto separate farms. But the farmers refused to give...
