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Chap. XXVII.
JÆGERSPRIIS.
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CHAPTER XXVII.
Jægerspriis — Ingeborg and Erik—Danish cemeteries— Swan with the
golden eggs—Draxholm, the prison of Earl Bothwell — How he
came to end his days there — The church of Faareveile, where he is
buried — Bonfires on St. John’s Eve — Sacred well of St. Helena —
The “ Meiri ”— Gigantic tun of cream.
JÆGERSPRIIS.
Wednesday, June 7th—The more modern chateau of
Jægerspriis succeeded to a building of very early date
on the ancient manor of Abrahamstrup, a hunting-lodge
and favourite abode of Danish royalty. It was while
here residing that Queen Ingeborg—whose sepulchral
brass, with that of her husband Erik Menved, we saw
at Ringsted—lost her only child of fifteen weeks old,
last of a numerous family. It was accidentally thrown
from the chariot in which she was driving, and some
authors report that King Erik, furious at the death
of his son and heir, mounted the chariot, and, seizing
the reins himself, drove his unlucky queen to the
convent, where she ended her days shortly after, a
prisoner for her fault. It is much more probable that
Queen Ingeborg herself, brokenhearted, retired to the
monastery of her own accord, after the fashion of the
day. It is a nice old place Jægerspriis, reminding
you of some English Elizabethan manor-house, with
moat and stagnant water. After the year 1846, when
the crown lands of Denmark were made over to the
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