Illustration by poul steffensen from the danish novel dronningens vagtmester by carit etlar which takes place during the dano-swedish war in 1658-1660. Svend poulsen, gøngehøvdingen, and ib abelsøn has been at the søholm castle to hole the hidden treasures of the noblewoman elsebeth buchwald. They pretended to be the father and the brother of the dead curate tange to get in. The evil kulsoen pretended to be the mother of tange in order to get a part of the treasures. But ib abelsøn captured her and left her gagged and bounded to a chair when they took their leave. When the swedish soldiers at the castle are about to leave the next morning they finds kulsoen to their surprise. She has knocked off the chair without coming loose. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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