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Hjelm

Denmark / Arhus / Ebeltoft /
 island, historic landmark

Island 0,62 km2
Marsk Stig (one of the most prominent men in Denmark in the late 13th century and one of the murderers of king Erik Klipping of Denmark) was outlawed in 1297 for the murder in 1286 of king Erik Klipping. Stig fled with his men to Norway, returned and went to the island of Hjelm in 1290, where they set to work to fortify the island with three castles: Fyrbakken in the centre of the island, Kastelsbakken on a headland out on the coastal slope towards the west, and Skådebakken on the east side of the island. He made here a pirate’s nest from which he, in alliance with the king of Norway, ravaged the Danish coasts.
History: udgravningsarkiver.ancher.kulturhotel.dk/hjelm_summary....
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Coordinates:   56°8'1"N   10°48'2"E
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This article was last modified 11 years ago