Gjøngehøvdingen 123, Poul Steffensen

Illustration by poul steffensen from the danish novel gjøngehøvdingen by carit etlar which takes place during the dano-swedish war in 1657-1658. Captain manheimer, a german mercenary hired by swedish army, and his troops at the rampart of høfdingsgaard. The gønge abel has been sneaking into the gate to open it for the other gønger. A soldiers tries to shoot him while another soldier protects him from the gønger in the forest with a sleeping quilt. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..