Kvistgård, Denmark
Gurrevej 430
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+4532889900
This place is magical. The old ruins of this once preferred dwelling of the king's of Denmark invite the imagination to run wild. My three and a half year old daughter and I were finding the footprints of dragons while searching for king's and princesses. On the the 24th of October 1375 King Valdemar Atterdag drew his last breath at Gurre Castle. Valdemars daughter Magrethe I Valdemarsdatter would later unite Norway, Sweden and Denmark in the Kalmar union. She too would have been a frequent visitor at the castle.
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It was so historical...i liked it
This is a beautiful old ruin in a nice rural location. Worth a stop if in the area.
This is worth going to in daylight. Was there at dusk and missed out on so much! It was amazing in dimness of evening. I can imagine a late morning picnic no matter what time of year. Historically fascinating.
Love this place. Remains of castle from 1300s. Nice quiet place with its share of secrets ...
It was great to see the ruins of Gurre castle, scene of the Danish legend of Valdemar and Tove, which is the basis for the famous cantata \Gurrelieder\ by the austrian composer Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951). The legend tells, that Valdemar Atterdag was cursed to ride 'the wild hunt' in the forest at nights, because he blasphemously said: Let God keep his heaven, if I can just keep Gurre. Over time this legend was combined with another legend about the King's love to his mistress Tove, who was murdered by Valdemar's jealous Queen Helvig. The myth is described in a 19th century poem by the danish author Jens Peter Jacobsen and the german translation of this poem is used for the text of Schönbergs “Gurrelieder”.
A very historic site. Not so much to see of the old castle, but you can get an idea of this historic castle how it was built and the size of it.
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