Illustration by poul steffensen from the danish novel dronningens vagtmester by carit etlar which takes place during the dano-swedish war in 1658-1660. Ib abelsøn has hidden from the swedish forces at the gjorslev castle after unsuccessful attempt at helping the noble people fleeing. The evil kulsoen however has noticed that he is hiding in the tower. She also get the german captain esner in swedish service to send a horseman for the girlfriend of ib abelsøn, inger, so that they can use her as a bait. Captain esner tortures inger by lacing up her fingers and turn a ramrod between them so that she screams in pain. Kulsoen says to ib abelsøn that he better has to come down or inger may loses her fingers. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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