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Denmark part V - Roskilde
Blog: Sophie's World - 15 August 2009
One of Denmark’s oldest towns, Roskilde is probably most famous for its annual wild rock festival. What drew me to town, however, was another must-see World Heritage site, Roskilde Cathedral. The Cathedral is an imposing structure and houses the graves of Danish monarchs through the last millennium, from Viking king Harald Bluetooth to the parents [...]
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Denmark part IV - Odense
Blog: Sophie's World - 14 August 2009
Hans Christian Andersen, famous author of artistic fairy tales - including The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Tin Soldier and heaps more - was born in Odense on the little island of Funen (Fyn in Danish). Odense is Denmark’s third largest city, named after the chief Norse god Odin (often called Wotan in [...]
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