Illustration by poul steffensen from the danish novel gjøngehøvdingen by carit etlar which takes place during and after the dano-swedish war in 1657-1658. The danish gønger has been going over the thin ice to a small island. Afterwards they have been making noise to lure the swedish cavalry into following them. But the ice breaks under their weight so that the horses and horsemen drowns. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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