The Little Mermaid
Oops, i forgot to mention that we also went to see Denmark's most famous attraction: the mermaid statue placed at the edge of the shore, based on H.C. Anderson's tale by the same name. And i've got good reasons for forgetting to mention it... twas abit of a let-down... just a tiny statue sitting on a rock. Yay. great fun. Time to move on.
We also went to what the map described as a "Castlet", which we thought was a massive castle by the sea as it took up a good part of the map. Somebody should correct the map and call it "funny red almost modern-looking army barracks".
On the other hand, i did see two statues i really liked. One was of the mythological figure Gefion, goddess of unmarried women, who had four sons which were transformed into powerful oxen at birth. Legend has it that she was insulted by the King of sweden so she decided to pay him back. Dressed up as an old beggar, dared the King that any piece of his land she can plough within one day will be hers to keep. The King thought it would be entertaining to watch an old beggar woman plough the land without any tools, so he accepted. She set her oxen-sons to work who ploughed deep into the earth, breaking off a part of sweden and dragging it across the ocean. This land she named Zealand, which is the largest island in Denmark on which Copenhagen is found.
Another statue i liked was of a Valkyrie on horseback, spear in hand and charging into battle. The Valkyries were female warriors who rode high into the sky in battle, directing the fight and helping the souls of the heroes into Valhalla.
Note that my love for Norse Mythology had no influence on my liking these statues *wink*
We also went to what the map described as a "Castlet", which we thought was a massive castle by the sea as it took up a good part of the map. Somebody should correct the map and call it "funny red almost modern-looking army barracks".
On the other hand, i did see two statues i really liked. One was of the mythological figure Gefion, goddess of unmarried women, who had four sons which were transformed into powerful oxen at birth. Legend has it that she was insulted by the King of sweden so she decided to pay him back. Dressed up as an old beggar, dared the King that any piece of his land she can plough within one day will be hers to keep. The King thought it would be entertaining to watch an old beggar woman plough the land without any tools, so he accepted. She set her oxen-sons to work who ploughed deep into the earth, breaking off a part of sweden and dragging it across the ocean. This land she named Zealand, which is the largest island in Denmark on which Copenhagen is found.
Another statue i liked was of a Valkyrie on horseback, spear in hand and charging into battle. The Valkyries were female warriors who rode high into the sky in battle, directing the fight and helping the souls of the heroes into Valhalla.
Note that my love for Norse Mythology had no influence on my liking these statues *wink*
posted by [mike.bc] at 7:57 pm
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