A DANISH PARSONAGE

BY

AN ANGLER

CONTENTS

Introductory 1

The Danish Parsonage—Trout fishing on the Gudenaa 11

Rosendal 20

The Danish Church—The clerical party in Denmark 29

Danish parishioners—The piano—English and Danish horses 37

Pike, perch, and eel fishing—A silver wedding at a Danish proprietor's 48

Danish horse-breeding—A fatal accident 60

The superstition of the Huldr—The tradition of Gefion—Of Churches—The legend of the sunken mansion—Of the boar Limgrim 72

Kæmpehøie or tumuli—Hidden treasure—Ghosts—Spectral Huntsmen—Witches—Gypsies—The book of Cyprianus— Nissen—Elle folk 82

The purchase of Rosendal—Pike fishing—Karl Lindal rides the English horse 93

The legend of the Damhest—The Helhest—The Kirkelam—The Gravso—Burying alive to propitiate supernatural power— Traditions of robbers—The Basilisk—The Lindorm— Lygtemænd 106

Horse racing in Denmark—A horse race 120

Trout fishing in hot weather—Danish ladies riding—A practical visit to Rosendal 135

Folketro—Havmænd—Havfruer—The gnome of the elder tree— Varulv—Marer—Strandvarsler—Kirkegrim 149

The Pastor and his daughter—The Scotch landscape gardener— Folkeviser 164

Trout fishing—The legend of the Aamænd—Changelings—Wise men and wise women—Dværge—Tyge Brahe—Herr Eske Brok—The family Rosenkrands 177

A drive through part of Jutland—Silkeborg—Himmelbjerg Traditions of Holger Danske—Walling sinners up 189

Horsens—Veile—Legends—The Swedes in Jutland—Hamlet— Abbot Muus—A found treasure—The priest at Urlev— Koldinghuus 201

Holsted—Folke Eventyr—The story of the priest and his clerk— Of the queen who was walled up seventeen years—Of the Trold and the boy—Esbjerg 213

In England—Hardy Place—Mrs. Hardy—Correspondence with Denmark 224

Mrs. Hardy visits Denmark—Helga Lindal—The yacht sails for Copenhagen 236

Yachting from Copenhagen to Christiania—Helga Lindal's Birthday 251

Christiania to Aarhus—Pastor Lindal and the yacht—John Hardy's wedding-day is fixed—The Domkirke at Aarhus—Traditions and legends 265

Pastor Lindal joins the yacht for a cruise amongst the Danish islands—Samsø and traditions—Endelave and the giantess— Odense and its historical traditions—Nyborg—King Christian and the monkey—The ghost of Queen Helvig—Mærkedage —Svendborg—St. Jørgen and the Lindorm—The murdered lady—Weather days 279

Vordingborg—Mariebo and traditions—Legend of Borre Island— Phanefjord and Grønsund—Legends of Phane and Grøn— The pilgrim stone—Drive to Møen's Klint—The