Hans Christian Andersen : Holger Danske

holger the dane   Dan holger danske på kronborg

I first encountered the Holger the Dane character in the underground passageways of Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, Denmark

In the catacombs of Kronborg Castle you find one of the major Danish heroes Holger Dane became widely known in Scandinavia around the end of the medieval era, and part of his fame was surely due to his role as a ballad

street sakthi lottery result today The legend of Holger the Dane is a conglomerate of many fairy-tales His sleep dates back over a millennium to the time of Charlemagne  Item is a photographic slide of Ogier the Dane , a legendary character in poems and stories, at Kronborg Castle in Helsingør,