Danish Residences General Discussion

[Muhler]

It is!
I had heard about such stories and apart from a few well-documented cases I wondered how much truth there was in them.
It's a little more, how to put it, authentic, when you actually see the skeleton of someone who suffered this gruesome fate.

ADDED:
Here is more on Dragsholm. It really was an unpleasant place to end up!

Text by Cheryl Adams Richkoff.

- Centuries later, this type of immurement was still being used, but as a form of punishment. A good example comes from the unfortunate end of James Hepburn, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was accused of treason and other high crimes. He fled Scotland, but was apprehended in Denmark where they imprisoned him beneath Dragsholm Castle, outside of Copenhagen. He was put in a hole that was not large enough for him to stand in, tossed scraps of food, chained, and in complete darkness.

The Danish considered his case for a time, but eventually, as politics changed, Hepburn was forgotten. Five years later, they remembered Hepburn and observed that he was more like a wild animal than a human. Snarling, crawling, and pacing back and forth on his chain, Hepburn died shortly after the observation. -

The story about the Earl of Bothwell is true.
The message went out to Queen Elizabeth I that he had gone completely insane while at Dragsholm...
Something that would have been politically convenient for QEI. Keep in mind that Protestant England and Protestant Denmark was on very good terms at the time. These god relations became even better when James I ended up on the throne.

[Osipi]

What a fascinating place with a very long history. I'm going to put it on my list of places to take hubby one of these days without telling him anything. He's sensitive to spirits and says he actually talked to one of them in a old civil war building here.

The story of Celeste's spirit adds to the human understanding of what this unfortunate being must have gone through and felt at the time. What a cruel punishment. But then, I suppose as it was a different time and place, it would have been deemed acceptable.

Thanks Muhler!

[Muhler]

You are welcome.

Interred alive would actually have been considered a pretty extreme punishment at the time, even in a country that by the time was still half medieval. - For a noble girl, that is.

There are a couple of things to take into consideration.
By 1540 Denmark had just recovered after what was arguably one of the most vicious and brutal civil wars in our history - and some of the "old habits" in regards to extreme punishments during wars had perhaps not been forgotten.
Another matter is the Bloodbath in Stockholm in 1520, in which the Danish king (Christian II), literally decapitated a good deal of the Swedish nobility in order to quell political opposition in Sweden. That backfired big time, but that's another story. That bloodbath was considered very shocking at the time! - So brutality and what was executions without a trial was not something novel.
On top of that the Danish nobility fought a stubborn rearguard action in regards to maintaining the old privileges of the nobility. Mainly tax exemptions but also the right to hand out sentences over the peasants within their fief and also within their own families, as we see in this example.
The kings wanted to have a central government and having courts of law dealing with such issues, also in regards to the nobility.

Killing the stable-boy without a trial would strictly speaking have been illegal since 1282, where the Danish version of Magna Carta (It was very much a copy of Magna Carta!) was written.
And so would the bricking up of a daughter. - To "counter" that, it could be argued that the daughter wasn't actually killed - she "merely" died from suffocation, shock or thirst from being interred alive... And it says in the Bible, if you interpret it selectively, that the head of a household has the right to slay family members if they sin.
And anyway it wasn't anyone's business but the family, so buck off!

[Tarlita]

Gosh Muhler what an interesting story. You are right the Castle is not a warm inviting looking place at all. And I question why any couple would Want to marry there, let alone stay the night with a ghost.
Every country it seems has gruesome medieval histories. And some more recent gruesome histories.

Osipi I often have very strong feelings with Aboriginal spirits here. The best way to explain it is I often Feel a spirit presence when i am in certain places. Usually in the outback, where you are not surrounded by manmade noise.

Thanks again Muhler for your time, you have always been a great story teller.

[eya]

Autumn colors at the royal castles

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpHVKISA...danskekongehus

[CyrilVladisla]

Photographs of the Yellow Palace in the 1800s
The salon, dining room and study are featured. Prince Valdemar and Princess Marie's rooms are also featured.
Winter Palace Research : The Yellow Palace - Det Gule Palæ - in Copenhagen

[eya]

The Palace share spring pictures from the Royal Castles!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvwV2dzgiLv/

[Muhler]

In light of the horrible fire at Notre Dame yesterday, questions have been asked what would happen if something similar should happen at one of the Danish palaces or churches that are of national-cultural importance.

https://jyllands-posten.dk/premium/i...gtigst-foerst/

For each such building there is a contingency plan. Each room with artifacts contain a secret list the firefighters will use, listing what to save first.
The order is: Save what can be saved, but try save items X, Y, Z first.
The lists are secret, in order not to make things easier for thieves.

It is down to the fire-chief in charge to decide which rooms in say a palace that are to be emptied for artifacts. Of course priorities are to the rooms most in danger of the flames.

In Roskilde Cathedral, which is the cathedral that can best be compared in importance to Notre Dame, the attic is vacuum cleaned regularly to prevent dust from nourishing a fire.

However, the Danish Emergency Organizations have called for better measures against fire at the various historical buildings. - And after the fire yesterday I think it's safe to say that there will be a review at the various buildings.

[Muhler]

BT has a small article about the hunting lodge in Trend: https://www.bt.dk/royale/danskerne-u...ronprinsparret

There really isn't anything new, apart from a couple of pics, including a pic of the entrance, should you happen to drive by on this not too heavily trafficked road one day.

[polyesco]

had not seen the entrance before thank you! Or the picture (story) of the helicopter Joachim used to arrive for Frederik's 30th birthday.

[An Ard Ri]

It looks very ,very private and would make a really nice retreat with all the trees.

[iceflower]

During the next days the Palace will share some photos of various special chandeliers in the family's residences.

The series starts with the chandelier in the main staircase in Christian VII's Palace at Amalienborg which is also called the Snow Crystal. It is two meters high, one and a half meters wide and has 60 electric candles. The chandelier is of more recent date than the Palace itself (start of construction 1733) and dates back to the beginning of the last century:


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[Tarlita]

Tis a truly beautifil chandelier a real work of art. Thanks for sharing Iceflower.

[iceflower]

You're most welcome!

Today's photos show two chandeliers hanging in the Table Hall at Christiansborg Castle and the chandelier in the Gala Hall in Christian VIII's Palace at Amalienborg. They are identical. "They were originally hung in the Festival Hall at the Royal Palace in Oslo from 1849, but they were sold at auction in the early 1900s in connection with the installation of electric lights at the castle":


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[iceflower]

Today photos of the beautiful chandeliers at the Knights' Hall at Christiansborg Castle and at the Knights' Hall and Table Hall at Christian VII's Palace at Amalienborg have been shared:


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[polyesco]

Some amazing photos. What a neat idea to share

[Muhler]

Amazing craftsmanship!
And maintenance.

It most take about 70 years (give or take ) to clean and polish all the chandeliers at Christiansborg!

Does anyone have any idea where you can even purchase such chandeliers nowadays and how much they cost?

[CyrilVladisla]

Haderslevhus Castle was located in Haverslev, Denmark. It was the birthplace of King Frederik II of Denmark.

[CyrilVladisla]

Two sketches of Haderslevus Castle
http://www.lexabc.dk/87/haderslev

[Curryong]

The chandeliers do indeed look magnificent, as do their surroundings. But, as has been noted, the cleaning and polishing of them would be a nightmare. And thank heavens no-one’s dropped any in transit!

Was Haderslevus Castle once a hunting lodge?