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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....
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....
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hjelm_(island)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 56°8'1"N 10°48'2"E
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- Sejerø 29 km
- Læsø 133 km
- Fur 139 km
- Venø 144 km
- Jegindø 149 km
- Väderöarna 275 km
- Voiebyen 281 km
- Hidra 349 km
- Eigerøya Island 394 km
- Helgenæs 17 km
- Issehoved Rev 20 km
- Vejrø Sund 22 km
- Mårup Skov 26 km
- Besser Rev 27 km
- Trekanten 27 km
- Stavns Fjord 27 km
- Stavns Airport 30 km
- Brattingsborg Castle 41 km
- Brattingsborg Skov 42 km