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 the swedish army, goes back to gåsetårnet in vordingborg. Gåsetårnet (the goose tower) was build around 1160 as a part of vordingborg castle and is the only part of it which remains intact. Today the tower is the landmark of the city. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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