May 13, 2022
Author: runesf
March 27, 2021
The Dagmar Cross – The Dano-Byzantine Connection
Saint Bendt's Church in Ringsted The Royal Cross In 1683 Provst (Dean) Christian Blichfeld of Sct. Bendt's Church in Ringsted wanted to make room for a gravesite for his wife inside the church, this meant the partia
December 29, 2017
Det er Knud som er død (The Minds of 99)
One of the most interesting bands on the Danish music scene right now, is in my opinion "The Minds of 99". Their big breakthrough song "Det er Knud som er død" happens to be an interpretation of Tom Kristensen's po
May 1, 2017
Lorca Lives
Lorca lives in New York City He never went back to Spain He went to Cuba for a while But he's back in town again He's tired of the gypsies And he's tired of the sea He hates to play his old gu
December 29, 2016
Dejlig Er Den Himmel Blå
Dejlig Er Den Himmel Blå - by N.F.S. Grundtvig When it comes to Danish hymns, Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig is by far the most renowned contributor. No doubt this also has to do with his major contribut
May 22, 2016
Gid jeg var en Løvetand
The following is a direct translation of Eddie Skollers song 'Gid jeg var en Løvetand' (I wish I was a Dandelion). Løvetand literally means 'Lionstooth', though the common name for the flower in Danish is 'Mælkebøtt
April 12, 2015
The Nature of Saga
Saga is in my opinion one of the most interesting concepts introduced to us by Ebbe Kløvedal Reich (in his Grundtvig Biography). Saga is both a goddess and style of prose, she rose to fame in the 19th century, and her
March 11, 2015
The Womens March 1915
I know it is a bit late, after all the International Women's Day was Sunday, but I am going to use the occasion to post a few photos related to womens suffrage in Denmark. Most of these photos are taken at the great
March 4, 2015
Gandalf the Slow
"Even the wise cannot see all ends" But the wise should be able to see some ends, or at least know basic math! Yet it seems that Gandalf cannot make simple deductions, to a level that not even a heavy consumption of
February 14, 2015