Honestly as a dane, i relearned so much from you guys videos :) Havent been on these castles since school, so lots of the history behind em is kinda forgotten :)
I love the snobrød part... But honestly, most people will always end up with some burnt bits and some raw dough in the middle - and that's part of the whole experience! (Doing a perfectly baked bread on a stick over a fire is not easy - but for some reason we make all Danish kids do it.) And of course Egeskov is wonderful any time of the year, and it would be even if they didn't have all of the special exhibitions and activities and whatnots. It's just a great example of a fortified manor house of its time! (But especially for families with kids I think all the extra attractions probably help; not everybody is as turned on by early renaissance architecture as me, I guess.)
I'm really surprised you guys didn't mention this, but maybe you didn't know that Egeskov Slot is said to be haunted? The White Lady and the doll house in particular. And I can't remember if this is the place or its another castle, but I'm pretty sure that new service staff used to be warned that the place was haunted, or that there at least were some pretty weird things happening in the dining hall.
name egeskov is oak forrest theu used the oak from a whole oak fores to build the castle ramming them in to the lake to be able to build the castle on top
The first part of "snobrød" is pronounced like U pronounce snow and the ø-vowel in "brød" is pronounced like when U pronounce 'ea' in earning. The soft "d" is pronunced like the 'th' sound of weather...
In Denmark the difference between a castle and a palace is not defined. All are named "Slot". But a building prepared for war in the dark ages is a Castle. A building not prepared for war is a palace. For instance, Egeskov is a Castle. Frederiksborg is a Palace. 😁
There kinda is, as we do have "Borg", that is a proper castle in English, it has smaller vindues outwards as it's primary a fortification. Where as "Slot" isn't a fortification in the same sense, as it is used as a home first, so they all have large vindues outwards but can have mots and walls. A "slot" would be called a Palads in English. There are of course also smaller "Borge" that are more in line with Keeps and "Slotte" that is more in line with what would be called a Manor House instead. But generally the rules are small windows then it's a Castle, large windows then it's a Palads. And in Denmark it's Borg and Slot. What makes it confusing is more that "Borg" is a older word, so many buildings that are a "Slot" Palads, actually has the word borg in their name like Amalienborg, Rosenborg, Fredensborg, Frederiksborg and Marselisborg. But they are all what we would call a Palads in English. Where as Kronborg is a Castle and has "Borg" in ti's name to indicate it is a fortification but in daily speak we say Kronborg "Slot", it is also build like a Bastion fort (like a star from above). But it's because the meaning "Slot" is also used for the place the king or lord lives, so it kinda muddies the water a bit more and just became the norm to say "slot" about all of them, even though their names and use says it's not.
Har i set "Broen"? Det er en dansk-svensk produceret tv-serie som blev meget populær også i udlandet (UK). Tror i ville synes den var spændende, den giver også et lille billede af danskerne samtidig med at det er en krimi i verdensklasse :) Do you prefer comments in english rather than Danish? Or are you up for the challenge?
Haha, well google translate has been a good friend of mine :). So either works, but I’ll have to respond in English. I do start my danish classes on Wednesday though! I did watch the first few seasons of the bridge. It is very good! I love crime dramas and really enjoyed that it was set in DK and Sweden.
ege-skov [ egh-e-skou] = litt. oak(y) shaw ( E sh- ~ D sk- ) = (little) Oak Forest D eg, Swe ek (!) = oak smørrerød = litt. "smear bread"= buttered (rye) bread ( with stuff on top ) 😏 OE smeoru (!) = fat / grease etc.
"Sno-brød", "twist-breads". And yes, for summer camps. Even the small children learn to make a twist-bread on the camp fire. The name comes from the fact that you twist it around the stick. And you hold it over the fire, maybe turn it every now and then so the bread is equally baked all the way around. When the dough becomes solid, and golden brown, it's time to turn and get another side of the bread towards the fire. You can afterwards then fill the bread with ketchup and eat it. My personal experience, the dough has not always been salted enough, or it got salted too much, plus the burns the bread has got, from getting too much heat on one side. That was over most of the bread. And I don't like things being burned black, eating those so... not too lucky. Sankt Hans. I think it would match Saint John, as we mark the day of Jesus' cousin, as well, being 6 months before Jesus gets born, about the time when Virgin Mary gets told by the Angel, that she will be with a child, and name him Jesus.
@@poulmadsen7969 Ingen anelse. Måske de har fået dialekten ind i skrift sproget. Eller hørt hvad turister udefra har kaldt det... men jeg ved det ærlig talt ikke
My father used to make snorbrød for us when we were kids in the U S. It was great fun!
Maya you got green eyes. wao fantastic. not cripy. good faith.
You guys really have made me rediscover my country..! I'm SO done with Covid and need to see stuff!
Honestly as a dane, i relearned so much from you guys videos :) Havent been on these castles since school, so lots of the history behind em is kinda forgotten :)
That is so cool to hear :). Glad we can help!
I just love watching you discovering and reviewing some of those unique spots and places in Denmark, and you are super Nice People, I think. 🤗
Thanks!
I love the snobrød part... But honestly, most people will always end up with some burnt bits and some raw dough in the middle - and that's part of the whole experience! (Doing a perfectly baked bread on a stick over a fire is not easy - but for some reason we make all Danish kids do it.)
And of course Egeskov is wonderful any time of the year, and it would be even if they didn't have all of the special exhibitions and activities and whatnots. It's just a great example of a fortified manor house of its time! (But especially for families with kids I think all the extra attractions probably help; not everybody is as turned on by early renaissance architecture as me, I guess.)
Det bør kun laves over gløder ikke ild
I'm really surprised you guys didn't mention this, but maybe you didn't know that Egeskov Slot is said to be haunted? The White Lady and the doll house in particular.
And I can't remember if this is the place or its another castle, but I'm pretty sure that new service staff used to be warned that the place was haunted, or that there at least were some pretty weird things happening in the dining hall.
Very good and interesting video! I really enjoyed watching. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words! We have had a lot of fun doing these videos so far and have some fun stuff planned :).
Egeskov is my neighbor. come to Svendborg.
name egeskov is oak forrest theu used the oak from a whole oak fores to build the castle ramming them in to the lake to be able to build the castle on top
Cool, thanks for the info. Very interesting!
Egeskov can be translated to OakWood Castle. I ynk t makes sende now. Just look at some of the forrest around.... ;)
There is a 1:1 replica of the castle in Japan which houses an aquarium.
Fascinating! I googled this and I'm amazed. Time to go to Japan (when corona is over of course).
There's a doll at the attic somewhere, and rumour has it, shouldit be removed, the whole castle would crumble down into the water :)
The first part of "snobrød" is pronounced like U pronounce snow and the ø-vowel in "brød" is pronounced like when U pronounce 'ea' in earning. The soft "d" is pronunced like the 'th' sound of weather...
next year try halloween on valdemar slot. scary scary scary :)
Sweet, for sure, I will check it out!
There isn't a "Horror Night" at Valdemar slot anymore.. The new owner, didn't want it to be held there, so they had to take it down :-(
In Denmark the difference between a castle and a palace is not defined. All are named "Slot".
But a building prepared for war in the dark ages is a Castle. A building not prepared for war is a palace.
For instance, Egeskov is a Castle. Frederiksborg is a Palace. 😁
There kinda is, as we do have "Borg", that is a proper castle in English, it has smaller vindues outwards as it's primary a fortification. Where as "Slot" isn't a fortification in the same sense, as it is used as a home first, so they all have large vindues outwards but can have mots and walls. A "slot" would be called a Palads in English.
There are of course also smaller "Borge" that are more in line with Keeps and "Slotte" that is more in line with what would be called a Manor House instead.
But generally the rules are small windows then it's a Castle, large windows then it's a Palads. And in Denmark it's Borg and Slot.
What makes it confusing is more that "Borg" is a older word, so many buildings that are a "Slot" Palads, actually has the word borg in their name like Amalienborg, Rosenborg, Fredensborg, Frederiksborg and Marselisborg. But they are all what we would call a Palads in English.
Where as Kronborg is a Castle and has "Borg" in ti's name to indicate it is a fortification but in daily speak we say Kronborg "Slot", it is also build like a Bastion fort (like a star from above). But it's because the meaning "Slot" is also used for the place the king or lord lives, so it kinda muddies the water a bit more and just became the norm to say "slot" about all of them, even though their names and use says it's not.
Har i set "Broen"? Det er en dansk-svensk produceret tv-serie som blev meget populær også i udlandet (UK). Tror i ville synes den var spændende, den giver også et lille billede af danskerne samtidig med at det er en krimi i verdensklasse :)
Do you prefer comments in english rather than Danish? Or are you up for the challenge?
Haha, well google translate has been a good friend of mine :). So either works, but I’ll have to respond in English. I do start my danish classes on Wednesday though!
I did watch the first few seasons of the bridge. It is very good! I love crime dramas and really enjoyed that it was set in DK and Sweden.
Egeskov Slot is pronounced: E-æskov. It's a soft g.
Cool, thanks for the tip!
Translated: Oakwood Palace.
ege-skov [ egh-e-skou] = litt. oak(y) shaw ( E sh- ~ D sk- ) = (little) Oak Forest
D eg, Swe ek (!) = oak
smørrerød =
litt. "smear bread"= buttered (rye) bread ( with stuff on top ) 😏
OE smeoru (!) = fat / grease etc.
Looking down on your poor parents? 😉
"Sno-brød", "twist-breads". And yes, for summer camps. Even the small children learn to make a twist-bread on the camp fire. The name comes from the fact that you twist it around the stick. And you hold it over the fire, maybe turn it every now and then so the bread is equally baked all the way around. When the dough becomes solid, and golden brown, it's time to turn and get another side of the bread towards the fire.
You can afterwards then fill the bread with ketchup and eat it.
My personal experience, the dough has not always been salted enough, or it got salted too much, plus the burns the bread has got, from getting too much heat on one side. That was over most of the bread. And I don't like things being burned black, eating those so... not too lucky.
Sankt Hans. I think it would match Saint John, as we mark the day of Jesus' cousin, as well, being 6 months before Jesus gets born, about the time when Virgin Mary gets told by the Angel, that she will be with a child, and name him Jesus.
Helt enig! SNOBRØD! Hvordan i al verden har Egeskov fået det til snorbrød??? Ha ha, sikke en kulturel brøler
@@poulmadsen7969 Ingen anelse. Måske de har fået dialekten ind i skrift sproget. Eller hørt hvad turister udefra har kaldt det... men jeg ved det ærlig talt ikke