Here you’ll find exciting legends and tales from our area of knights, witches, sorcerers and evil ladys.
Centuries ago, Barritskov was owned by a beautiful lady, who was evil and whimsical. According to the legend, she owned a ring with a rare stone, which held a strange magic. It awakened all mens lust...
After King Frode Fredegods death, in the 5th century, the danes were left without an heir to the throne. They mistakenly thought that Frode’s son Fridlev was dead in Russia and therefore found it reas...
Once there was a demigod named Gudar. He stole a girl in Tinnet Krat, from where the Gudenaa has its source. The girl was named Else and she was famous wide and far for her beauty. Gudar tied her to a...
The legend of Palsgaard – not for the faint hearted!In the old days, a widow and her two sons, Rolf and Palle, lived at Palsgaard.One night when the brothers came home from Horsens, they got into ...
Stenhøj beach is placed between Vejle Fjord and Staksrode Forest, where knight Kalf lived in his castle “staksevold”.Knight Kalf was a robber and a bad guy and one day he got the name Kalf Golden Sh...
In Grund Forest it is told that there lies a hidden treasure nearby Vejle Fjord. In the forest lies Guldhøj, which carries this name because of count Ott, who hid lots of gold in the warren. Count Ott...
The priest Jens Høstmark Binderup, Assens and Klakring (1796-1824) was out with his horsecarriage one day. Suddenly, the horsecarriage became so heavy, that the horses couldn’t pull it any longer. The...
By the village Bjerre between Juelsminde and Horsens, you will find Bjerre Shire’s highest point; Bjerrelide. On the top of Bjerrelide, Purhøj is situated 120 meters above sealevel and not far from th...
When the Juelsminde railway track came to Bjerre Shire in 1884, it was an event to be on the train for the first time. One autumn day an old spinner from Breth Surmose came and had to board the train ...