Ilse Made Helligkilde - Vesterløkken, Denmark
N 55° 49.967 E 010° 31.611
32U E 595632 N 6188523
Ilse Made Holywell springs from at oak well dated to the bronzeage. The place has been holy for a long, long time. There are legends and folklore about the place.
Waymark Code: WM12W9T
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 07/25/2020
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Dansk: I strandkanten ved Vesterløkken ligger en kilde, hvor fersk vand springer i en udhulet egestamme, der er dateret tilbage til bronzealderen. Et gammelt sagn fortæller, at kilden sprang, hvor en død mand drev i land på stranden. eller i følge andre sagn kom sejlende til øen på Sejlstenen 1 km mod syd. Om halsen havde han et guldkrucifix. Heste kunne ikke trække liget hverken til Tranebjerg eller Kolby kirke, men med lethed til Onsbjerg kirke. Her blev han begravet, og korset har fået sin plads i kirkens kor og givet kirken navn.
Drikker man af kilden Valborg nat – natten mellem den 30. april og 1. maj – siges det, at vandet har helbredende kraft.
English: At the beach edge at Vesterløkken is a spring where fresh water springs in a hollowed-out oak trunk that dates back to the Bronze Age. An old legend tells that the spring sprang where a dead man drifted ashore on the beach. (or came sailing on a stone) Around his neck he wore a gold crucifix. Horses could not pull the body to either Tranebjerg or Kolby church, but with ease to Onsbjerg church. Here the man was buried, and the cross has found its place in the church choir.
If you drink from the spring Walpirgis Night - the night between April 30 and May 1 - it is said that the water has healing power.
Nearby car parking: N 55° 50.181 E 010° 31.674
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Visit Instructions:
A photograph of the well would be appreciated to record your visit, but this is not absolutely mandatory, as long as you can describe your visit.
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