Konen med æggene - Randers, Denmark
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N 56° 27.634 E 010° 02.140
32V E 563820 N 6257822
Konen fra H.C. Andersens berømte digt --- The Wife known from the famous poem by H.C. Andersen.
Waymark Code: WMH3EK
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 05/15/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DnRseekers
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Der var en kone på landet...

Sådan starter H.C. Andersens digt, Konen med æggene, hvori konen i sin iver taber alle æggene i kurven og dermed udsigten til rigdom.

Konen med æggene var den første store statue lavet af kunstneren Ane Brügger. Statuen er støbt i Bronze og måler ca. 2.5 meter. Den er placeret på Erik Menveds Plads i Randers hvor handlen med landbrugsvarer har fundet sted gennem mange år. Statuen blev afsløret d. 23. August 1958

A woman lived at the country side...

Thus begins Hans Christian Andersen's poem, The Woman with eggs, in which the wife in her eagerness loses all the eggs in the basket and thus the prospect of wealth.

The Woman with eggs was the first large statue by artist Ane Brügger. The statue was cast in bronze and measures aprox. 2.5 meter. It is located at Erik Menveds Plads in Randers where agricultural trade has taken place over many years. The statue was unveiled on 23 August 1958


Sources
Danish: Konen med æggene
English: The woman with the eggs
German: Die Frau mit den Eiern

Character Type: Literature

Character originator: H.C. Andersen

Internet Link: [Web Link]

Address or Location:
Erik Menveds Plads 8900 Randers C Denmark


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