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Things To Do: Helsingor - Hamlet's castle
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All over the world the castle of Kronborg in Helsingor is considered as the Hamlet's castle. This name is used by Shakespeare in his famous play. Nevertheless, there are no witnesses that Shakespeare happened to be there.
Possibly, hearings about the finishing of construction of a powerful fortress in 1585 reached London, and the great playwright took advantage of it. He also included names of two really existed Danish noblemen, Frederik Rozenkranz and Knud Gildenstern in the play.
The plot about the Danish prince goes back to the Norwegian chronicle of the XII century and before the ingenious creation was described in English plays.
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Things To Do: Hamlet's castle - Kronborg
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The atmosphere of the castle, owing to Shakespeare, is impregnated by mysticism and secret.
Getting here, you trust in a regal phantom or a demon which wandered along walls of the castle, in searches of revenge for his death.
Hamlet's gloomy and beautiful Castle became well-known owing to a history which happened far behind there - on the Danish peninsula Jutland.
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Things To Do: Helsingor-Kronborg
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In days of Shakespeare Helsingor was the second city in Denmark. Many even believed, that Helsingor is really the capital of the kingdom. The castle caused special admiration. It was mighty and unapproachable. It protected the rest and well-being of Denmark.
However, Shakespeare admitted discrepancy again, when he had named the castle Helsingor, as the city name, while the castle had another name - Kronborg. Because of it and of some other discrepancies many historians and writers believe, that the writer never was neither in Denmark, nor in Helsingor, nor in Kronborg.
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Things To Do: Hamlet's places walking
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During last 200 years a lot of tourists visited Kronborg. By the end of the XVIII century there was a freakish garden with avenue and the sham tomb which has received the name of the Tomb of Hamlet.
In 1857 an enterprising local resident who received a sanction "to bring a tomb into accord with the description in the play", after insignificant reconstruction began to show it for money. Though the tomb for a long time was already closed for a review, in many tourist guidebooks "excursions on Hamlet's places" are still offer.
The 180-years tradition is alive till now to play "Hamlet" in the courtyard of Kronborg.
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Things To Do: Kronborg's museums
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In 1785 Kronborg was transformed into barracks that was why actually it was not kept subjects of furniture there. The museum of the Danish fleet and an exhibition, devoted to Hamlet (photos of actors played this role in various theatrical and film-statements) is opened today in its interiors.
The most beautiful rooms of the castle - the Royal chapel (1582) and the Ballroom, the biggest in Northern Europe (62m in length and 12m in width). Underground soldier's casemates are interesting: conditions of life were horrifying.
The sea museum is located now in the castle, and numerous visitors are still flown down to walk on a rampart and ancient cobblestone roads of the cozy town of Helsingor.
May-September 10.30-17.00. April-October Tuesday-Sunday 11.00-16.00,
November-March Tuesday-Sunday 11.00-15.00.
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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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