of giants, trolls and larger, older and more ferocious creatures such as the sea serpent of Middle-earth, which winds its way all around the earth on the ocean floor.
from Copenhagen. Explore traditional rural buildings, historic breeds of animals and beautiful historic gardens. Find out when the museum is open here. Kronborg Castle Kronborg is a world-class renaissance castle. [...] of the inside of the building was by court decorator Joseph Chr. Lillie. Liselund Liselund is a Romantic garden with palace and garden monuments. Liselund’s neoclassical palace was built in 1792. The Sea Captain’s House Visit the Sea Captain's House on Rømø. Furnished in the 1700s. Once belonged to an old Rømø family. See the whale skeleton. The ships The National Museum’s ships include the Lightship Gedser
The Golden Horns Amongst the most famous finds from Danish prehistory are the Golden Horns. These are not only unique; their story has also been a very dramatic one. The Golden Horns were made around the year 400 AD and were decorated with both Nordic and Roman motifs. The combined weight of the horns was nearly 7 kg. The long horn was found in 1639 at Gallehus, near Møgeltønder, in Southern Jutland. A [...] Horns are exhibited in Room 22 together with many other treasures from the Migration Period (400-550 AD). The Golden Horns were found in Gallehus, a few km north-east of Møgeltønder.
tells the story of The Sun Chariot. The Sun Chariot is the motive on the 1000-krone banknote The Sun Chariot was found in Trundholm Bog in north-western Zealand. You can see the Sun Chariot in room 12 of the exhibition. Other sun chariots? The Sun Chariot from Trundholm Mose was probably not the only one of its kind. Parts of a golden sun disc are amongst the finds from Jægersborg Hegn in northern Zealand. Perhaps
on to his clothes. The grave goods reflect his life as farmer, hunter and warrior. Dragsholm is situated in north-western Zealand, near the coast. A selection of artefacts from the man's grave at Dragsholm. The Early Neolithic Period. You can see the finds from the Dragsholm graves in the exhibition regarding the Prehistoric Period.
The grave goods Finds from the graves of the Single Grave Culture reflect new fashions in weaponry and personal jewellery. Amber was coveted and amber jewellery was worn by both men and women. Other raw materials were not abundant. Apparently the supplies of high quality flint from the flint-rich areas of north and east Denmark were cut off. Flint axe and pottery vessel from man's grave at Malle, Horne, southwest Jutland. Brothers in ams? Some graves contained the bodies of two men, who were buried together. This could indicate a special brotherhood, which meant that the two met their deaths
in most of Canada and the north of the USA as it is considered unsporting! Finds of later harpoon heads from the Kongemose and Ertebølle periods on Zealand indicate that the hunting of swimming wild animals continued
to reach Trelleborg by sea, or was the fort also accessible from the land? Trelleborg was originally excavated by Poul Nørlund between 1933 and 1942. The findings were groundbreaking but were carried [...] of metal, ceramics, burnt materials, or waste piles. After these investigations, the findings need to be compared with other research. The ground-penetrating radar sends radio waves into the ground
from Newfoundland to southern Europe. In 1923 the ship was sold to Sweden, but continued as cargo ship, mainly in the Baltic Sea area. In 1960, the ship returned to Denmark. Fulton’s last cargo was 159 tons of wheat, [...] was transformed from a sailing ship without an engine to a motor ship with a few sails. The small Marstal schooners, such as Fulton, were nicknamed ‘Sparrows of the sea’ because they were numerous and always on a [...] who needs a helping hand to find a good direction in life. The organization ‘Fulton Fonden’ has since 2013 taken care of the operation of Fulton. For further information: https://fulton.dk/tall-ship/ Sailing
including when restorations and new findings of wall painting have occurred. The division of vaults into four webs defined by the medial line of the diagonal ribs and the ribs´ intersection point at the tip [...] and is divided into webs orientated after the points of the compass, often east web, south web, west web and north web. The medial line of the diagonal ribs and the ribs´ intersection point at the tip of the vault [...] as part of the east webs, which they support. For church interiors with numerous bays, where the compass orientations of the bays are north-south, traverse arches are defined as part of the north webs
