tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71532609134822002542024-03-12T22:06:47.026-07:00Scanian ToursBirgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-10418189914897394072014-01-29T10:00:00.005-08:002014-01-29T10:00:40.210-08:00Charles the Great<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Outside the Notre- Dame de Paris stands Charlemagne statue<br />
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Today it is 1200 years since Charles the Great died ,<br />
the man who broke with the misery that reigned in Europe since the 100 's,<br />
with pestilence , crop failures and divisions between different ethnic groups.<br />
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Between 748 and 814 Charlemagne ruled and with him came a new start<br />
for the economy and politics and culture. Charles learned to read as an adult and<br />
because he revived Latin, he influenced the languages of Europe and the education sector,<br />
more than any other .<br />
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His empire stretched from northern Spain to Hungary, from the Danish border to northern Italy.<br />
One of his defeat was the Spanish campaign of 778, in the battle against saracenes .<br />
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In a previous post I wrote about Roland songs that portray this war and<br />
also talks about Count Ogier , our Ogier the Dane who fought in this battle.<br />
(Ogier the Dane sits down at Kronborg casemates , in Elsinore and sleeping. ,<br />
The day Denmark is in danger he will rise up and save her. Such is the myth .<br />
The myth also says that Ogier the Dane was the son of Gudfred , king of Denmark,<br />
who fought against the Franks<br />
Ogier the dane was captured and had to fight with Charlemagne against the Saracens in Spain .<br />
Here he showed such courage that Charlemagne set him free ,<br />
Ogier wandered on foot back to Denmark , and sat down and fell asleep where today finds the statue. During World War II , during the German occupation of Denmark,<br />
was one of the resistance movements called Ogier the dane But did he really exist ?<br />
In the Roland song he is mentioned a few times as Count Ogier . Roland song is a French hero song, the oldest preserved , the oldest manuscript from the 1100s ,<br />
but since Charlemagne's war against the Saracens took place in 778,<br />
it has probably been sung and written before.<br />
Leif Duprez and Gunnar Carlstedt has done the first metrical translation of Roland Song to Swedish I started looking for where Count Ogier is mentioned , but could not stop reading , an amazing story . Recommended )<br />
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Christmas Day in the year 800 Charles the Great was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III in St. Peter's Basilica . The plate he knelt on , it can be seen just inside the church . A large round plate which was near the altar in the first St. Peter's Basilica .<br />
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Because Charles the Great encouraged reading and writing properly, the universities arosed, and the writing , the Carolingian minuscel, which became the typeface antiqua, is available today<br />
in our computers, as Times New Roman.Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-67523539459376166732013-12-21T04:33:00.001-08:002013-12-21T04:35:34.141-08:00Merry Christmas<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kVYCudlVMSM" width="420"></iframe>Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-83024195767944959102013-11-11T00:46:00.002-08:002013-11-11T00:46:35.359-08:00Goosedinner in Scania <br />
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It is quite a job to serve a goosedinner. I myself am from Scania and it is a yearly tradtition<br />
in our family to eat goose in november. It takes several hours to roast the goose and I cook the dish myself.<br />
Usually it weighs 9 to 10 pounds and I stuff the goose with apples, prunes and bread.<br />
Normally it takes 4 hours to roast, and with preparation and time for the dish to res´t a little while, I would say that it takes 6 hours before it is ready to be served.<br />
It is served with potatoes, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, apple sauce and a sauce made with madeira and sherry.<br />
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The story of Saint Martin and the geeses tell us that Martin was trying to avoid beeing a bishop and hid among the geeses. They made a lot of noice and revealed him. Another tale of him, was that he gave his cloak to a poor man. The latin word för cloak is pallium, from which palliative care is named.<br />
Saint Martin was the first palliative giver. Martin came from Tours in France and Saint Martins day was an important mediaval feast day.<br />
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After the gees we eat a cake, Spettekaka, meaning it is baked on a spit. The batter is poured on for a long time, 24 layers and it must dry between each layer. The cake is very sweet, crisp and tasty<br />
You can see a part of the baking in this film <br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/4E3bq9mZvKc">http://youtu.be/4E3bq9mZvKc</a>Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-57307298717559962122013-11-05T01:13:00.001-08:002013-11-05T01:14:51.739-08:00Biedesign- Storytelling textilesVisit Katja Bie at Kronborg in Elsinore during the Christmas Fare<br />
.It take place at the Kronborg galleries during two first weeks in december<br />
You can buy a silkkimono there,<br />
Visit her website: <a href="http://biedesign.dk/uk/">http://biedesign.dk/uk/</a><br />
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A lovely royal summerwedding in Stockholm. A sunny, warm day and many swedes had come to Stockholm to see a glimps of princesse Madeleine and her husband Chris O' Neill.<br />
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The wedding took place in the "Slottskyrkan" The Castle of Stockholms own church<br />
Children from Adolf Fredriks musicschool sang and carried flowergarlands.<br />
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Many guests from the european Royal families and many guests from all over the world, Japan , USA and India<br />
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Today on the National Day in Sweden, we hoist our flag, with the same colours as the Scanian rapefields and the bluer sky. These yellow and blue hues were decided in 1906, after that the consul <br />
Oscar Trapp, from Helsingborg, had visited a museum in Holland and seen an old flag from 1658.<br />
Earlier the hues were darker.<br />
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The National Day in Sweden is celebrated because in 1523 Gustav Wasa became king of Sweden.<br />
Before 1983 it was called the Day of the Swedish flag and became a holiday first in 2005.<br />
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<br />Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-15336725860359152042013-06-04T00:37:00.001-07:002013-06-04T00:37:23.042-07:00Around the SoundWelcome to Scania and Seeland<br />
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Her You can read about different excursions in two countries, Sweden and DenmarkBirgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-60061492202714269252013-03-25T07:55:00.002-07:002013-03-25T07:55:51.166-07:00Happy Easter<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" id="top"></a><div id="mw-js-message" style="display: none;">
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Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-27208411487008226682013-03-18T08:31:00.000-07:002013-03-18T08:31:02.841-07:00The Viking DiseaseA disease, very common on Island and in the north of Europe goes under the name of "The viking disease. Officially the name is Dupuytrens contracter and is a contracture of the fingers, often the ringfinger and little finger is bent towards the palm of the hand. 9 out of 10, who gets thís disease are men, often after 40 years of age. It is inherited and uncurable.<br />
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Prince Joakim of Denmark has done an operation, which is one of the ways to handle the disease.<br />
8 % of the Swedes have it, so perhaps they are of Viking origin.<br />
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Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0North of Europe60.47202399999999 8.4689459999999646.07837099999999 -32.839648000000039 74.865676999999991 49.777539999999959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-39831178651921166442012-12-29T04:19:00.000-08:002012-12-29T04:19:24.541-08:00Princesse Estelle of Sweden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Prinsesse Estelle, born in february 2012 is enjoying her first Christmas.<br />Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-80986381927009667012012-12-29T03:50:00.001-08:002012-12-29T03:50:51.253-08:00Thomas Becket <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0Lyngsjö, Sverige55.933333 14.06666700000005230.411298499999997 -27.241926999999947 81.4553675 55.375261000000052tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-2719984581912406872012-12-29T00:14:00.000-08:002012-12-29T04:24:26.585-08:00Pålsjö Churchyard in Helsingborg with the War cemeteryDuring the second world war, the allies airforces and greman ariforces flew over swedixh territory.<br />
In 1942 the brittish airfroces bombing increased agaisnt Germany. they flew from England, north of Denmark, in on swedich territory to reach Germany.. <br />
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Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0Helsingborg, Sverige56.042130276363309 12.71255493164062556.024389776363307 12.672214431640626 56.059870776363312 12.752895431640624tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-2033815537118854532012-10-02T11:19:00.000-07:002012-10-02T11:19:44.168-07:00Dietrich Buxtehude <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oesGj6d8k-c" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Dietrich Buxtehude, the famous organist, worked both in Saint Mary's church on Helsinborg and in Saint Mary's church in Elsinore. The family came originally from Buxtehude, but lived in Oldesloe (today Bad Oldesloe) at the 16th. century, His father first wnet tol Helsingborg, he is written as organsit in Saint Mary's organ in 1641. At this time Dietrich was born<br />
The family went to Denmark and Elsinore where he was organist in the Cathedral of Elsinore.<br />
Saint Olai church. They lived in a small , today yellow house, at Saint Anne's Street. While in Elsinore. Dietrich Buxtehude became organist first in Helsingborg from 1657, at the age of twenty to 1660. From 1658 Scania belonged to Sweden and perhaps that 's the reason for him to go back to Elsinore<br />
Saint Mary's church was a german church during this time.<br />
Dietrich Buxtehude waas very popular and became godfather to many children in Elsinore<br />
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1668 he went to Lübeck and got the post of organist in the Saint Mary's church.<br />
He had to marry the former organist's daughter to get the post. The couple got seven girls, four of them became adults. <br />
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Johann Sebastian Bach walked all the way fro m Lüneburger Heide to Lübevck , just to listen to Dietrich Buxtehude playing the organ.<br />
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Dietrich Buxtehude died 1707 and was buried in Marienkirche (Saint Mary's church) in Lübeck.<br />
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Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0Sct Anna Gade 5A, 3000 Helsingör, Danmark56.03553747144872 12.6132917404174856.033319971448719 12.60835624041748 56.03775497144872 12.618227240417481tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-63944308350433167162012-09-27T07:04:00.000-07:002012-09-27T07:08:06.761-07:00Shakespeare and Kronborg Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"To be or not to be, that is the question........"<br />
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We all remember the words of Hamlet, and the play that takes place on the Kronborg castle. <br />
There are no evidences that Shakespeare ever went to Elsinore to see the castle.<br />
King Frederik II loved banquetes, music and theater. He invited english actors and musicians to Elsinore to entertain at the court. They lived on the Bramstraede. <br />
For the building of the Kronborg Castle he invited german and dutch craftsmen and artists.<br />
Elsinore was during the 16th and 17th century a cosmopolitical city. <br />
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Here came sailors, seecaptens, actors, craftsmen and merchants from all over Europe.<br />
The castle is today on the World Heritige list of Unesco and over 200.000 turists visit it every year<br />
Both the castel and the surroundings are being restored. "The Culturharbour Elsinore" is the name of this interesting project. <br />
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Visit the site <a href="http://www.kulturomraade.dk/">www.kulturomraade.dk</a><br />
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<br />Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0Kronborg, Kronborg 2 C 3000 Helsingør, 3000 Helsingör, Danmark56.0392296 12.619428656.0303596 12.599687600000001 56.0480996 12.6391696tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-31257834862945114132012-09-19T23:59:00.000-07:002013-03-19T07:44:03.048-07:00Sainte Magnhild of Fulltofta<span id="result_box" lang="en"> <span class="hps">Saint</span> <span class="hps">Magnhild</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">Fulltofta is one of three female scanian saints</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en"><span class="hps">Magnhild was a pious woman who lived in Blenarp, in the middle of Scania ,during the 13th century</span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">She helped the sick, the orphans and the poor. </span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">For som reason her daughter in law, killed her.</span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">When her coffin was transported to the church of Fulltofta, the men who were carrying it, stopped for a pause. </span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">This was at Hästhaga. </span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">A source floated, close to the coffin. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="en"><span class="hps">Her coffin was placed on the Fulltofta churchyard until the 18th century when it and the gravestone disappeard. </span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">At her gravestone many wonders and miracles took place and many people came to visit it.</span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">During the 14th century her grave became the nest for players and singers who sung lascivious songs and danses, drank and behaved badly. </span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">Therefore the archbishop of Lund, Magnus Nilsson decided to move her remnants, which were taken to the Cathedral of Lund. Probably they were placed close to her protector Archbishop Anders Sunesens grave. </span></span><br />
<span lang="en"><span class="hps">Magnhild never was canonised but she had saint-like status.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en"><span class="hps">The beautiful little church of Fulltofta was built in the 12th century and inside are modern painted glasswindows by Hugo Gehlin, which presents the life of Magnhild. She is teaching children, taking care of the sick, with a halo and getting killed by an arrow. </span></span><br />
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This chapel is the only remain of the monastery of Herrevad, the first monastery in Denmark, when Scania was part of the danish kingdom.<br />
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It was the archbishop of Lund, Eskil, who invited 12 monks and an abbot and some laymen to<br />
Herrevad by the Rönne river to start a cicstercienser monastery for monks in 1144. They came from the cistersiencer monastery in Citeaux in France. The laymen were farmers and crasftsmen and millers.<br />
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The Cistercienser orden was a practical working order, They were placed where there were good natural resources, <span class="hps">hydropower,</span> <span class="hps">pastures,</span> <span class="hps">fishing,</span> <span class="hps">forestry</span> <span class="hps">and minerals</span>. They were also missionairies and interested in arhcitecture.<br />
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Perhaps stoneworkers came fro Lund, when the cathedral was built and helped with the building of the monastery.<br />
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After the reformation the property was handed over to the danish magnate Sten Bille, uncle to Tyko Brahe, the famous danish astronomer, who spent a lot of time at Herrevad. Her he also saw Stella Nova <br />
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Sten Bille together with Tyko Brahe constructed the first paperpress in the Nordic Countries 1570. Here the papermill, later called "Klippan" started which still is active.Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-41949207310047971682012-09-13T00:15:00.000-07:002012-09-13T00:24:07.886-07:00Esrum kloster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Esrum monastery in Zealand was constructed in 1151, after the monastery in Herrestad. Earlier here was a Benedictin monastery. It was the archbishop Eskol of Lund who took the initiative. Bernard of Clairvaux was a good friend of Eskil.<br />
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Esrum monastery became so rich och had such big influence, that by the time of the reformation it owned a third of all properties in norhern Zealand. After the reformation it was taken over by the Crown.<br />
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Today, the twostorey wing is what's left of the monastery. Today it's a very nice museum.<br />
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From the reformation to the 18th century it became a stud farm for the king.<br />
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It is open to week 42, thirsday to sunday- 10.30-16.30<br />
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During the winterseason, thursday to sunday- 11-16<br />
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Fredriksborg castle on Zealand in Denmark was built during the reign of Christan IV. <br />
With it's baroquegarden, on of the finest in northern Eurospe, it is a lovely place to visit.<br />
It is open from the 1 of november to the friday before the Palm sunday 11-15<br />
The rest of the year 10-17.<br />
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It is placed at Hilleröd, close to Elsinore.<br />
It was Fredrik II who took over a smaller property, and layed out channels for watersupply.<br />
His son Christian IV, tore down most of the buildings and had a new magnificent castle built in dutch-danish renaissancestyle, probably with help from the builderfamily Steenwinckel.<br />
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In 1859 the castle was partly destroyed by fire, but rebuilt. The brewer J.C. Jacobsen, owner of the Carlsberg brewery payed for new inventories.<br />
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The castlechurch is the most magnificent churchroom from the renaissance time, in Denmark.Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0Fredriksborg slott. Hillerød, Danmark55.924585804829512 12.299194335937555.639611804829514 11.6674803359375 56.20955980482951 12.9309083359375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-20677047449969262802012-09-04T10:24:00.000-07:002012-09-04T10:24:59.038-07:00Harehunting on Ven, 1891, 5 september<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the Island Ven, in the middle of the Sound, between Seden and Denmark, hares were inplanted<br />
1850-1877. The King had the huntingrights until 1917.<br />
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Hunting has always been important, during all times. On plenty of the old maps from teh 16th century there is always a hunter, some hares and other animals depicted.<br />
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From the middle of the 19th century the royal huntings dominated.<br />
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The most glorius hunt was on the 5th of september in 1891. In the huntingjournal it says:<br />
Shot hares: 130, Number of shoots: 400, Number of hunters:28, Hence the King: 12<br />
Weather: Good, +19 Farenheit. Note: The Russian Tsar.<br />
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The swedish king Oscar II, had invited eleven royal guests. The guest of honor wa the russsian Tsar Alexander III. The others were Christian IX of Denmark, King Georg of Greece, the russian heir, later Emperor Nikolaus II, the english prince George, later king George V, the future danish kings Fredrik VIII and Christian X and the greek princes Nikolaus and Konstantin, who also became king<br />
in due time. <br />
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Some of the taverns in Scania are from medieval times. The scanian roads were difficult to use, beacause the soil is full of clay. Most of the transports during this time were doen by using the waterrouts.<br />
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In 1650 the government decided that there should be a skjutshåll and tavern each 2 miles. <br />
The farmers had to keep watch 24 hours each. It is a swedish invention and Röstånga tavern is from 1647, it was the mentioned in the churchbooks for the first time. Therefore It is one of the oldest and there were 33 other taverns in Scania. <br />
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Close to the tavern You can visit the lake "Oden" and the Natural Park "Söderåsen"<br />
The lake Oden is cirkular and is surrounded by 30 meters high branter.It is 150 meters in diameter and is 19 meters deep.<br />
In the summertime there are concerts here.<br />
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Söderåsen is a horst, created for 150 million years ago. Kopparhatten has a fantastic vieuw<br />
over the ridge. It consists of gneiss and granite gneiss.<br />
Man has farmed the land here since the ironage.<br />
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Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0Odengatan 4, 260 24 Röstånga, Sverige56 13.266666755.9822415 13.2271847 56.0177585 13.3061487tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-24452949161198314052012-08-23T02:25:00.000-07:002012-08-23T02:25:06.654-07:00Kullaberg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kullaberg, the first part that became free from the ice, after the the glacial period, 15.000 years ago.<br />
The harsh winds swept along the landscape at first.<br />
13.000-12.000 b. c., the cliamte became warmer and there are traces of polarbears. Small birches, later pinetrees grew here. It was like teh mountains in the north, today.<br />
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Around 9000 b.c. Man emerges as hunter and fisherman. He was followed by reindeer and wild horses. In the forets there were mooses, a lot of fish in the sea, birds, roedeers, wild boars.<br />
The first find of humans was here at Kullen.<br />
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It was plenty of time, plenty of food, plenty of time and plenty of space- can it get any better?<br />
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Kullaberg, as flung out int he foaming waves of Cattegat, is a primary rock, 70 meters of reddish gneiss and a climbers paradise. <br />
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A lot of danes come here to climb. Here You can also ride horses, both islandic and haflinger.<br />
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You also find a lot of caves, walking paths, golf coarses, rare birds and wiews extending for miles and miles, hotels and cafés<br />
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<br />Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-29850221161779646542012-08-21T00:29:00.001-07:002012-08-21T00:29:38.939-07:00Nimis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Kullaberg, northwestern part of Scania, You can take walk down to the beach and find this work of art "Nimis"<br />
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The artist is Lars Wilks and this is a conseptual work of art, placed in a naturereserve. <br />
It is made by <span class="hps">driftwood</span> <span class="hps">and consists of</span> <span class="hps">sparsely</span> <span class="hps">nailed together</span> <span class="hps">planks and</span> tree branches <span class="hps">forming</span> <span class="hps">passageways</span><span>, rooms and</span> <span class="hps">towers.</span> <span class="hps">Construction of</span> <span class="hps">Nimis</span> <span class="hps">began</span> <span class="hps">in July 1980</span> and it was <span class="hps">Vilks</span> <span class="hps">revenge on</span> <span class="hps">the sea</span> <span class="hps">after he almost had drowned</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">but also</span> <span class="hps">as a reaction to</span> <span class="hps">the trend</span> <span class="hps">prevailing</span> <span class="hps">in the arts</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span><span>nothing was</span> <span class="hps">resistant</span><span>".</span><br />
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<span>It also became the start of a long legal process, it was considered by the authorities as an illegal construction</span>.<br />
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This legal process was also considered by the artist as a part of the work of art.<br />
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Nimis was sold to the german artist Joseph Boyes, and when he passed away, Jeanne Claude and Christo became owner.<br />
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Close to Nimis, Lthe artist has built , the book Arx, in concrete and stone. He also proclamed the area with Nimis and Arx , as the land Landonia.<br />
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It its difficult to visit Nimis, it is not a safe tour and several people have been injured, on the way down. <br />
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There has also been a lot of protest against this building in a naturereserve.<br />
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At the moment the artist is living under protection of the police after a work of art that is considered as blasphemy by muslim groupsBirgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153260913482200254.post-46115981658836952462012-06-14T07:39:00.001-07:002012-06-14T07:39:12.594-07:00What is so rare about june?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="color: #993300; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">What is So Rare As a Day in
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AND what is so rare as a day in June?<br /> Then, if ever, come perfect
days;<br />Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune,<br /> And over it softly
her warm ear lays;<br />Whether we look, or whether we listen,<br />We hear life
murmur, or see it glisten;<br />Every clod feels a stir of might,<br /> An
instinct within it that reaches and towers,<br />And, groping blindly above it for
light,<br /> Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers;<br />The flush of life may
well be seen<br /> Thrilling back over hills and valleys;<br />The cowslip
startles in meadows green,<br /> The buttercup catches the sun in its
chalice,<br />And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean<br /> To be some
happy creature's palace;<br />The little bird sits at his door in the
sun,<br /> Atilt like a blossom among the leaves,<br />And lets his illumined
being o'errun<br /> With the deluge of summer it receives;<br />His mate feels
the eggs beneath her wings,<br />And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and
sings;<br />He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest,<br />In the nice ear of
Nature which song is the best?<br />
<br />
Now is the high-tide of the year,<br /> And whatever of life hath ebbed
away<br />Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer,<br /> Into every bare inlet
and creek and bay;<br />Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills it,<br />We
are happy now because God wills it;<br />No matter how barren the past may have
been,<br />'Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green;<br />We sit in the warm
shade and feel right well<br />How the sap creeps up and the blossoms swell;<br />We
may shut our eyes but we cannot help knowing<br />That skies are clear and grass
is growing;<br /> The breeze comes whispering in our ear,<br /> That
dandelions are blossoming near,<br />That maize has sprouted, that streams are
flowing,<br />That the river is bluer than the sky,<br />That the robin is
plastering his house hard by;<br />And if the breeze kept the good news
back,<br />For our couriers we should not lack;<br />We could guess it all by yon
heifer's lowing,<br /> And hark! How clear bold chanticleer,<br /> Warmed
with the new wine of the year,<br />Tells all in his lusty crowing!<br />
<br />
Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how;<br />Everything is happy
now,<br /> Everything is upward striving;<br />'Tis as easy now for the heart to
be true<br />As for grass to be green or skies to be blue,<br /> 'Tis for the
natural way of living:<br />Who knows whither the clouds have fled?<br /> In the
unscarred heaven they leave not wake,<br />And the eyes forget the tears they have
shed,<br /> The heart forgets its sorrow and ache;<br />The soul partakes the
season's youth,<br /> And the sulphurous rifts of passion and woe<br />Lie deep
'neath a silence pure and smooth,<br /> Like burnt-out craters healed with
snow.<br />
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In Elsinore, the city of Hamlet, with the castle Kronborg, You can now visit a new sculpture, named He.<br />
It is a male counterpart to the national icon "The little mermaid" in Copenhagen.<br />
The danish-norwegian artduo Elmgreen and Dragset has made this sculpture in stainless, polished steel.<br />
"He" is placed close to the CultureDocks in the harbour area. "He" sits like te little mermaid on a stone, locking put over the sea. The size is almost the same. It also tells us about togetherness and isolation. All alone on a winters day and admired by many a warm summersday. Once, every hour the statue flashes with his eyes. <br />
The artists were much appreciated at the Venedig Biennal 2009 with "The Collectors" and with "Poweless structures. Fig 101" on Trafalgar Square in London. <br />Birgittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12825928968229799010noreply@blogger.com0