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General Tips: History I
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Favorite Thing: In 1423 the King of Denmark Erik Pomeranian declared his intention to raise a tribute from each ship and a vessel floating past Helsingor.
For this purpose he decided to construct a powerful military fortress on the site of the ground strongly outstanding in the sea.
Eric named this cape Krogen, that means "the Hook", he gave the same name also to the fortresses.
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General Tips: Histoty II
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Favorite Thing: An initial construction of a fortress was without any excesses. The fortress had a view of an equal square with powerful walls and loopholes. The castle appeared there later. It became a symbol of force, power and greatness of the Danish crown.
In 1559 Frederik II headed the Danish kingdom. He ordered to take a tribute not only for passing through the strait, but from the cost of cargo in the form of percent. Besides that seamen paid the tax for a beacon, the tax for registration of papers and other.
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General Tips: History III
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Favorite Thing: A little bit later spikes grew above the castle, stucco moulding and high windows appeared there. In 1577 Frederik II decided to give the castle a new, more sonorous name "Kronborg" - "the castle of the Crown".
The decree was simultaneously published which forbade to name the castle in an old fashion.
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General Tips: History IV
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Favorite Thing: The deification of Frederik's imagination became a fountain in the courtyard of Kronborg. It is necessary to see it in operation to be convinced of scale of an invention. Height of the fountain is 7 meters, it is decorated with 36 statues.
In working order each of them gives out a jet, and a wreath of a composition - the Neptune gives a jet from tridents and rotates about the axis together with a harness of sea skates.
We did not see a fountain. It was possibly on reconstruction?
Probably it was stolen by Swedes 350 years ago?
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General Tips: History V
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Favorite Thing: From 1425 till 1857 foreign ships had to moor and render tribute, then they were allowed to proceed through the strait. These tributes went directly in the treasury of the king.
Big bronze guns looked from the walls of the castle aside of the strait. They guaranteed accurate and duly payment of the tax.
The Danish tax for pass through the Danish straits was cancelled in 1857 under the insisting of the USA.
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General Tips: History VI
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Favorite Thing: In 1629, during the board of the king Christian IV, Kronborg seriously suffered from a fire.
From 1658 till 1660 the fortress was occupied by Swedes who at deviation took out the majority of pictures and sculptures decorated a fountain in its courtyard.
In the end of the XVIII century the young English princess Matilda who was violently married to the mad Danish king Christian VII lived in an imprisonment in the castle.
The military garrison was placed later in the castle.
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General Tips: History
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Favorite Thing: In 1574 the king Frederik II decided to reconstruct the fortress. He enjoined to build it in the most fashionable at that time architectural style of the Dutch Renaissance and renamed the new castle in Kronborg. All works were completed in 1585.
The first romantic history was developed four years later in the castle. The Scottish king Jacob VI arrived to Kronborg to lead the honeymoon with the Danish princess Anna - a daughter of Frederik. He had just concluded the politically favorable marriage and subsequently he became the English king Jacob I.
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lynnehamman Thu Jun 11, 2009 09:24 UTC
Your theories on Shakespeare are interesting (if controversial). Holger the Dane sounds like a formidable bloke.Good photos of the castle. That is King James of Scotland. | scottishvisitor Sat Nov 24, 2007 16:18 UTC
Nice look down Kronborg history :) I don't recall Scotland having a King Jacob but think you mean James! | JLBG Wed Oct 31, 2007 22:51 UTC
Then the kings of Denmark were toll keepers! The princes of Savoie were toll keeper too, for the Alps! Actually toll keeper has always been a good job! | LoriPori Mon Sep 3, 2007 11:48 UTC
I love castles and the mighty Kronborg Castle sure impresses. Enjoyed the history of the castle and the story of Holger the Dane. Also thanks Sergey for checking out my Marseille & St. Lucia Estuary pages. |
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