Image credit: Constantin Hansen (1837). Image located at the National Museum of Art in Copenhagen.
Egeskov Castle is a
Danishcastle located on the island of
Funen. The castle is constructed on
oakenpiles and located in a small lake of maximum depth five meters. Originally, the only access was by means of a
drawbridge. According to legend, it took an entire
forest of oak trees to build the foundation, hence the name Egeskov (literally: Oak forest).
The coronation of King
Christian IV, 29 August 1596. Painting by Otto Bache (1887).
Photo credit: Otto Bache (1887). Image located at the
Frederiksborg Museum.
Otto Bache: "The conspirators riding from Finderup barn following the murder of
Eric Klipping".
Image credit: Otto Bache (1882). Image located at the
Frederiksborg Museum.
The
golden horns of Gallehus were two
golden horns, one shorter than the other, discovered in near
Tønder in 1639 and 1734. Both horns were believed to have been created in the
fifth century (
Germanic Iron Age). The original golden horns were stolen in 1802 and subsequently destroyed by the thief, Niels Heidenreich, who subsequently served 37 years in jail. A replica set was created in the 1860s, and two additional sets were created in 1980.
The oldest set of replicas were stolen from the Kongernes Jelling museum on 17 September 2007. The Danish National Museum states that the replicas have little monetary value as they are made of gild silver in contrast to the originals that were solid gold. They were recovered by Danish police on 19 September 2007.
The theatre Fair Play in Holbæk. The
theatre ensemble is a touring ensemble, which has specialized in children and youth stage shows. This building is their home-stage where they practices and perform shows.
The memorial on Skamlingsbanken between
Kolding and
Christiansfeld. The memorial was raised in honour of 18 danes who had done some commendable actions in
Schleswig in 1863. It was destroyed by the Germans in 1864, during the
Second Schleswig War but was re-raised in 1865.
The
Øresund Bridge linking
Denmark and
Sweden. The city in the horizon is
Malmö in Sweden. The two islands belong to Denmark; to the right is the artificially created
Peberholm, to the left is the nature preserve,
Saltholm.
A Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawning. Pictured in the Afrika exhibition at
Copenhagen Zoo.
The old buildings on the central square Gråbrødre Torv in central
Copenhagen. With one exception, all these buildings are built 1729-1732. The exception is the leftmost building, which is build in 1800.
The church of Als in
Mariagerfjord municipality. The church – dating to the
11th century – is built in the traditional classic stile, typical of Danish churches of that time.
Rundetårn (lit. the round tower) is a 34,8 metre high tower in the central
Copenhagen. It was built on order from
king Christian IV between 1637 and 1642.
Kongens Nytorv in central
Copenhagen. In December an ice-skating arena is erected for public use. To the left the
Royal Theatre is visible and in the background the shopping mall Magasin du Nord.
Danish
Jul dinner with traditional dishes:
Duck with stuffing made of
apples and
prunes, roast
pork with crackling,
potatoes fried in caramel, sweet and sour red cabbage and gravy. The traditional Christmas decoration colors are red, gold and white. The dessert is a traditional dish called risalamande (variant of
rice pudding).