Statue of Holger Danske by H.P. Pedersen-Dans

Title

Statue of Holger Danske by H.P. Pedersen-Dans

Subject

Sculpture

Description

Famous statue by sculptor H.P. Pedersen-Dans in Kronborg Castle depicting the legendary figure Holger Danske (Ogier the Dane) first mentioned in the eleventh-century Chanson de Roland, and who later becomes a major antagonist (and later supporter) of Charlamagne in French romance. He is said to be sleeping with his beard growing to the ground, to wake when Denmark is in danger.

Creator

H.P. Pedersen-Dans

Source

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Holger_danske.jpg

Publisher

Wikipedia

Date

Image 2005

Contributor

Admin

Rights

CC BY-SA 3.0

Format

jpg

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Denmark
Modern

Files

Holger_danske.jpg

Geolocation

Social Bookmarking

Comments

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