gh the
armory, and the lesser one is from the side of the church, its full
impression is not felt on entering it; nor is it until you arrive at the
end of the great aisle that you are aware rightly of its grandeur. All
there is great, beautiful, and light. The whole interior is white with
gilding. Aloft on the high-vaulted roof there shine, and that from the
old time, many golden stars. On both sides, high up, higher than the
side-aisles of the church, are large Gothic windows, from which the
light streams down. The side-aisles are adorned with old paintings,
which represent whole families, women and children, all clad in
canonicals, in long robes and large ruffs. In an ordinary way, the
figures are all ranged according to age, the oldest first, and then down
to the very least child, and stand with folded hands, and look piously
with downcast eyes and faces all in one direction, until by length of
time the colors have all faded away.

Just opposite to the entrance of the church may be seen, built into the
wall, a stone, on which is a bas-relief, and before it a grave. This
attracted Otto's attention.

"It is the grave of King John and of Queen Christina, of Prince
Francesco and of Christian the Second," said Wilhelm; "they lie together
in a small vault!" [Author's Note: On the removal of the church of
the Grey Brothers, the remains of these royal parents and two of their
children were collected in a coffin and placed here in St. Knud's
Church. The memorial stone, of which we have spoken, was erected
afterwards.]

"Christian the Second!" exclaimed Otto. "Denmark's wisest and dearest
king!"

"Christian the Bad!" said the Kammerjunker, amazed at the tone of
enthusiasm in which Otto had spoken.

"Christian the Bad!" repeated Otto; "yes, it is now the mode to speak of
him thus, but we should not do so. We ought to remember how the Swedish
and Danish nobles behaved themselves, what cruelties they perpetrated,
and that we have the history of Christian the Second from one of the
offended party. Writers flatter the reigning powers. A prince must
have committed crimes, or have lost his power, if his errors are to be
rightly presented to future generations. People forget that which was
good in Christian, and have painted the dark side of his character, to
the formation of which the age lent its part."

The Kammerjunker could not forget the Swedish bloodbath, the execution
of Torben Oxe, and all that can be said against the