Statue of Holger Danske which sits under the Kronborg Castle

Every child and grown-up in Denmark knows Holger the Dane who sits asleep in the casemates of Kronborg Castle

De fleste forbinder Holger Danske med de mørke kasematter på Kronborg Slot, men faktisk findes der to statuer af den berømte sagnhelt

holger danske kronborg His beard grew into the table It was Hans Christian Andersen who decided that Holger did his sleeping in the basement of Kronborg Castle

holger the dane Sagnet om Holger Danske er oprindeligt fransk og snart over 1000 år gammelt I 1907