Tåsinge

Landet Church. Elvira Madigan and Sixten Sparre are buried here. The Danish circus princess and the Swedish officer ended their epic love story here in 1889, killing themselves. 

Lunkebugten on a windy day.

Stenodden.

Sunset at Stenodden.

The majestic Bregninge Church, which is visible from miles away.

Ambrosiusegen, a 400 year old oak tree.

Lunkebugten on a sunny day.

Lunkebugten.

Tranekær

Tranekær Church from about 1450.

Tranekær Castle. Parts of it date back to the thirteenth century.

Østermarie Chruch Ruins

The old church in Østermarie on Bornholm. They started to tear it down only to stop when they realized its unique architecture. The new church is built right next to the ruins. 

Bornholm's Round Churches

Nylars. No one knows for sure why four of the churches on the small island of Bornholm are round. It is likely they have been used to defend the island, and for storing goods--maybe for the Baltic crusades. Some speculate that the Templar Knights were involved in building the churches even if evidence is lacking.

Nylars.

Nyker. 

Ols.

Østerlars.

Østerlars.

Møgeltønder Church Dome

Vejrum Church

Vejrum Church.

The interior.

Trans

Trans Church. It's another of the west coast churches that the ocean (due to erosion) will claim sooner or later.

Efforts to stop the erosion. Pretty, too.

The beach at Trans.

Jelling Church

Jelling Church seen from one of the mounds (the one on the other side of the church held the grave of Danish king Gorm the Old until he was reburied inside the church). The church, the mounds, and the runic stones (see post above) are on Unesco's World Heritage List.  

The frescoes, clearly inspired by Byzantine art, are copies of the first frescoes in Denmark.

Bække Church

Bække Church from approximately 1150.

Tørring Church

Tørring Church.

Børglum Abbey

Børglum Abbey is from 1060. For a brief period, Augustine monks lived here, but pretty soon the Premonstratensian order took over and stayed there until the Reformation in 1536. The abbey played a central role in national and European politics for centuries. Today it's privately owned.

Brother Eskild greets visitors at the entrance to the old herb garden.

The church is from 1100-1200.

The altarpiece.

The organ.

The fifteenth century crucifix.

The Buried Church

It's not a joke or an illusion. Save for the tower, St Laurentii (Laurence) Church is buried in sand. The church dates back to 1387, but in 1795 it had to be closed due to drifting sand. Burials were still held there occasionally until 1810, where the sand made that impossible, too. Below there is a sketch of how the church used to look before the sand came. It was whited when it was decided to use it as a landmark for ships at sea.

Mårup Church

The old Mårup Church has been partly taken down. Erosion has eaten away at the land, and before the holy ground will be gone.

The old bell tower - and the bell - are still left.

Parts of the old cemetery have already been lost to the ocean, and many of the graves still left are overgrown and forgotten.

Nr. Lyngby - Old Church Bell

The bell from the old church at Nr. Lyngby. The church was torn down in 1913 as it was situated on a cliff that every storm eats away at. The bell is left at the old cemetery. Most of the graves are gone, but a few remain...until a storm takes away the land.



Haurum Church

Haurum Church. 

Haurum Church

Haurum Church north of Hammel. It's from the thirteenth century.

Dronningborg Church

Dronningborg Church, Randers.

St. Clemen's Church

St. Clemen's Church, Randers.