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Chap. XL VI.
ERLAND KALF.
235
mistress, but he had better loved the memory of his
outlawed lord, and respected the oath he had sworn
at his funeral in the village church of Hindsholm.*
Ribehuus was entirely destroyed in the Swedish war
of the 17th century. Among its governors was the
celebrated Erland Kalf of the last Valdemar’s days.
In the wars of the Succession he sided with the Slesvig
Dukes, brothers of Queen Hedvig, who, delighted at
his desertion of then’ opponent’s cause, handed over
to him two important fortresses; but a sentiment of
remorse now seizes him, he a^ain returns to bis
alle-giance, bringing with him the castles committed to
his charge. “ Capital beast that 1 ” exclaimed King
Valdemar, always inclined to be facetious; “he ran
away a calf, and is now come back a cow, with two fine
young heifers I ” Not bad for a royal joke.
We had brought letters for the family of the
clergyman of the cathedral, who were most kind and
hospitable, and did all in their power to make our stay
agreeable. This evening we accompanied them to the
annual haymaking festival of the town, held on the
opposite side of the river, about two English miles at
least from Ribe. The beau-monde of the ancient
cathedral town were all present, and there was a great
* There has been a grand dispute as regards the place of the
interment of Marsk Stig. In the church of Stubberup is an ancient
stone, with a copper plate on which is inscribed,—“ a.d. 1292 (repaired
by Kirsten Hardenberg, 1G56) died the noble and well-born Marsk Stig
Andersen von Hjelm, and lies here interred but this was put up by
one of his descendants. He left a son (he was, I know, married),
Stig-sen, as he was called, who made peace with the king, and enjoyed the
highest favour. He married a Miss Bugge, sister of our old friend Sir
Niels. His death is thus related:—“ Marsk Stig owned Bjømskor.
Once, when hunting in a strong heat, he fainted, alighted from his
horse, and sat down on a stone in Torup field, where he died.
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