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Title: A Danish Parsonage
Author: John Fulford Vicary
Release Date: December 6, 2009 [EBook #30617]
Language: English
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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
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