Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, Denmark
- Constructed: 1574
Kronborg Castle, built in 1574, is a UNESCO heritage site, and famed for its connection with Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
History
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History
Danish, on plaque: ‘sagnet fortæller om en kongesøn Amleth der levede i Jylland før vikinge tiden. & Saxo nedskrev i middelalderen hans saga. & Shakespeare gendigtede i renaissancen Hamlets skæbne og knyttede den til dette slot. Han sikrede der ved den danske prins evigt ry og bragte Helsingørs navn over verden.’ ‘Legend tells of a king’s son Amleth who lived in Jutland before Viking times. & Saxo wrote his saga in the Middle Ages. & Shakespeare retold Hamlet’s fate in the Renaissance, and tied it to this castle. Thereby he secured the reputation of the Danish Prince forever, and spread the name of Elsinore all around the world.’
From Kronborg Castle
Hamlet was performed in the castle for the first time to mark 200 years since Shakespeare’s death in 1816.
Description / Materials
Castle (inc. stone plaque)
