"Tisvilde" Top 5 Page for this destination Denmark Off The Beaten Path Tip by TheView

Denmark Off The Beaten Path: 88 reviews and 113 photos

  The ancient road
by TheView
 
  • The ancient road - Denmark
      The ancient road
    by TheView
  • You can just see the little church up on the hill - Denmark
      You can just see the little church up on the hill
    by TheView
 

The town of Tisvilde is situated on the north cost of Zealand. The towns name goes way back and tells the ancient story of worship to the Good of war Tyr also named Ti and vilde that comes from old Danish word "væld", meaning a spring. Making it
Ti’s- spring. As the place of the War Good it was also here sacrifices was made to him often in the form of prisoners of war after battles. Maybe the ancient importance of this place can be seen from that, there in the wetlands below has been found the oldest Danish road system dating back to 2800 BC as a Woodbridge that was later (500-150 BC) made into a stone mounted road of 150 meters. When Christianity was introduced in Denmark Tibirke church (1120-1130) was made next to the spring and the name of the spring turned into the spring of saint Helene very typical of the Church to plaster ancient believes with new predicates and hope that people will forget the past.

There is a walking path made as you can go and see the ancient road.

Review Helpfulness: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Was this review helpful?

  • Updated Jan 4, 2009
  • Send to a Friend
  • Report Abuse

More Off The Beaten Path in Denmark (1)

Comments

TheView Was Born Here!

TheView

“"On spaceship Earth there are no passengers only crew"”

Online Now

Male

Top 5,000 Travel Writer
Member Rank:
0 1 0 3 3
Forum Rank:
0 1 9 5 6

Have you been to Denmark?

  Share Your Travels  

Top Denmark hotels

Copenhagen Hotels
3845 Reviews - 9698 Photos
Odense Hotels
272 Reviews - 818 Photos
Billund Hotels
18 Reviews - 49 Photos
Roskilde Hotels
210 Reviews - 692 Photos
Esbjerg Hotels
25 Reviews - 41 Photos
Århus Hotels
306 Reviews - 702 Photos
Ålborg Hotels
73 Reviews - 187 Photos
Klampenborg Hotels
5 Reviews - 42 Photos
Humlebæk Hotels
10 Reviews - 38 Photos
Rønne Hotels
28 Reviews - 38 Photos
Bornholm Hotels
79 Reviews - 219 Photos
Køge Hotels
32 Reviews - 89 Photos
Hørsholm Hotels
4 Reviews - 3 Photos
Skagen Hotels
66 Reviews - 142 Photos
Ribe Hotels
20 Reviews - 27 Photos