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2 KALLUNDBORG. Chap. XXVIII.
to her four (laughters; and because one of the girls
was lame, he built one of the steeples less than the
other three. Some years since there lived at
Kallund-borg a churchwarden, a man of taste; the pillars by
which the centre tower was supported gave offence
to his eyes, so he ordered the columns to be removed,
and, deprived of its support, down came clattering the
lofty tower, extinguisher and all, about the heads of
the congregation. Unfortunately the perpetrator of
this barbarism was not buried alive under the ruins.
Of the ancient castle of Kallundborg, also founded
by Esbern Snare, on the model of Axelhuus, no
remains now exist. It bore an important part in the
history of its country, but was thoroughly destroyed
by the Swedes in the occupation of 1658. Within
its walls were confined first Albert of Sweden by
Queen Margaret; then later the widow of Steen Sture,
and other Swedish ladies of rank, after the siege of
Stockholm in 1520. Christian himself found a
resting-place in Kallundborg, when released from the prison of
Sønderborg; and here he lived comfortably, well
clothed and fed, and was allowed the privileges of the
chace; and here too he died at the age of
seventy-three,* after passing ten years within its walls. It is
related that one day, when out hunting, he suddenly
disappeared, to the great alarm of his attendants; and
when discovered hiding in a ditch, he laughed at their
fears of his escape, for where could he run to, and
indeed, who would receive him ?
The day he received the news of the death of
Christian III. he burst into a flood of tears, exclaiming,
* Christian II. died 1559.
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