Illustration by poul steffensen from the danish novel gjøngehøvdingen by carit etlar which takes place during the dano-swedish war in 1657-1658. Ib abelsøn and captain manheimer, a german mercenary hired by the swedish army, who has just captured him. They go to the beach where svend poulsen, gøngehøvdingen, are but the captains horse becomes wild because ib abelsøn has been putting some burning tinder in its ear. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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