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146
SKIVE.
Chap. XXXIX.
the Liimfiorde, came to loggerheads — some retired
in disgust, and the fleet dispersed.* On crossing this
valley a toll is exacted; a relic of the ancient ferry,
long since disused.
Skive, like its neighbour village, stands on a hill,
with a sea of verdant prairies at its feet— prairies watered
by a fresh-running bæk, like all the streams of this
country, alive with trout. There is nothing exciting in
to-day’s drive, but it is calm and very English. A vast
extent of heath has been lately planted with young
pine-trees. Jutland has become too déboisé; the crops,
owing to the constant drought, look fearful; there is no
doubt that this drought is increased by the wanton
destruction of the forests—evaporation augments, and
the streams and lakes suffer in consequence.
We walk through the woods to Krabbesholm. The
chateau is dilapidated, but unspoiled by modern
restorations. Floriated crosses and shields, once no doubt
bearing the arms of its founders, still ornament the work.
From Field-Marshal Sir Niels Høg—by the marriage of
his daughter in the reign of King John—a Banner widow
—it passed to the Krabbes, who named it Krabbesholm.
Many old places might be restored, but to touch a brick
of Krabbesholm would be downright sacrilege : I would
* William the Conqueror sent gold to Oluf Hunger, one of the
fourteen brothers of King Knud the Holy ; and Oluf promised to hinder
the king from putting into execution his threatened descent upon
England. He it was who excited the riot of the Vendelmen; and
when the king went to quell the disorder, was left in charge of the
Liimfiorde fleet. He persuaded the Jutlanders they would lose their
harvest, and made them run away; the warriors from the islands alone
remained, and were dismissed. The Vendsyssel men refused to pay
the tenths exacted to the clergy, so the king sent his officers to harass
the peasants. The people now rose in open revolt. The king fled
to Snoghøi, and thence passed over to Funen, where he was assassinated.
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