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Ilsemade Holy Spring

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    April 27, 2019

    Running

    On the shore of Vesterløkken lies a spring where fresh water leaps into a hollowed-out bronze age oak.
    Legend has it that the spring ran where a dead woman walked along the beach. Around her neck she had a golden crucifix. Horses could not drag the body to Tranebjerg or Kolby Church, but easily to Onsbjerg Church. Here the woman was buried, and the cross got its place in the choir of the church.
    Drinking from the spring Valborg Night - the night between April 30 and May 1 - states that the water has healing power.
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    April 27, 2019

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    The Ilsemade kilde (Danish also Helligkorskilde - German "Heiligkreuzquelle") is a sacred spring on the Kattegat island Samsø in Denmark. It is located on the western beach of the island …
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    April 27, 2019

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    On the shore of Vesterløkken lies a spring where fresh water leaps into a hollowed-out bronze age oak.
    Legend has it that the spring ran where a dead woman walked along the beach. Around her neck she had a golden crucifix. Horses could not drag the body to Tranebjerg or Kolby Church, but easily to Onsbjerg Church. Here the woman was buried, and the cross got its place in the choir of the church.
    Drinking from the spring Valborg Night - the night between April 30 and May 1 - states that the water has healing power.
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    1. Bench With Sea View – Ilsemade Holy Spring loop from Kolby

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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