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 are about to cross a bridge over the stream tryggevælde å when a group of swedish horsemen catch up with them. Ib abelsøn lies down on the bridge and removes some loose plank, so that the swedes can't follow them. The swedes screams and shoots after him but without luck. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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