Produced by Jim Adcock from images obtained from the Internet Archive. A DANISH PARSONAGE BY AN ANGLER LONDON KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH & CO., 1, PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1884 (The rights of translation and of reproduction are reserved.) CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Introductory CHAPTER II. The Danish Parsonage--Trout fishing on the Gudenaa CHAPTER III. Rosendal CHAPTER IV. The Danish Church--The clerical party in Denmark CHAPTER V. Danish parishioners--The piano--English and Danish horses CHAPTER VI. Pike, perch, and eel fishing--A silver wedding at a Danish proprietor's CHAPTER VII. Danish horse-breeding--A fatal accident CHAPTER VIII. The superstition of the Huldr--The tradition of Gefion--Of Churches--The legend of the sunken mansion--Of the boar Limgrim CHAPTER IX. Kaempehoie or tumuli--Hidden treasure--Ghosts--Spectral Huntsmen--Witches--Gypsies--The book of Cyprianus--Nissen--Elle folk CHAPTER X. The purchase of Rosendal--Pike fishing--Karl Lindal rides the English horse CHAPTER XI. The legend of the Damhest--The Helhest--The Kirkelam--The Gravso--Burying alive to propitiate supernatural power--Traditions of robbers--The Basilisk--The Lindorm--Lygtemaend CHAPTER XII. Horse racing in Denmark--A horse race CHAPTER XIII. Trout fishing in hot weather--Danish ladies riding--A practical visit to Rosendal CHAPTER XIV. Folketro--Havmaend--Havfruer--The gnome of the elder tree--Varulv--Marer--Strandvarsler--Kirkegrim CHAPTER XV. The Pastor and his daughter--The Scotch landscape gardener--Folkeviser CHAPTER XVI. Trout fishing--The legend of the Aamaend--Changelings--Wise men and wise women--Dvaerge--Tyge Brahe--Herr Eske Brok--The family Rosenkrands CHAPTER XVII. A drive through part of Jutland--Silkeborg--Himmelbjerg Traditions of Holger Danske--Walling sinners up CHAPTER XVIII. Horsens--Veile--Legends--The Swedes in Jutland--Hamlet--Abbot Muus--A found treasure--The priest at Urlev--Koldinghuus CHAPTER XIX. Holsted--Folke Eventyr--The story of the priest and his clerk--Of the queen who was walled up seventeen years--Of the Trold and the boy--Esbjerg CHAPTER XX. In England--Hardy Place--Mrs. Hardy--Correspondence with Denmark CHAPTER XXI. Mrs. Hardy visits Denmark--Helga Lindal--The yacht sails for Copenhagen CHAPTER XXII. Yachting from Copenhagen to Christiania--Helga Lindal's Birthday CHAPTER XXIII. Christiania to Aarhus--Pastor Lindal and the yacht--John Hardy's wedding-day is fixed--The Domkirke at Aarhus--Traditions and legends CHAPTER XXIV. Pastor Lindal joins the yacht for a cruise amongst the Danish islands--Samso and traditions--Endelave and the giantess--Odense and its historical traditions--Nyborg--King Christian and the monkey--The ghost of Queen Helvig--Maerkedage--Svendborg--St. Jorgen and the Lindorm--The murdered lady--Weather days CHAPTER XXV.