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T h e ro ad from F red erik sb o rg leads th ro u g h
a finely wooded c o u n try ,
a b o u t four m iles in
extent to
Fredensborg
, (C astle o f Peace) b u ilt by
F red erik IV ., to comm em orate the T re a ty o f Peace,
signed here, betw een Sw eden an d D enm ark , 1 7 2 0 . It
contains a large collection o f indifferent P ainting s,
alth o u g h two m ay be m entioned as exquisite p ro
duction s: "A H erm it on his knees b efo re a crucifix,”
and "M a ry M agdalen.”
In the g a rd e n s, w hich
extend to the b eau tifu l lake o f
E s r o m
is a spot
called the "N orw eg ian V alley” containing num ero us
figures in sa n d sto n e , rep resenting th e different
costum es o f N o rw ay ; b u t, from neglect and ex
p osure to th e w eather, in a sadly dilapidated state.
F red en sb o rg is now the p ro p e rty of the S tate.
O ver the entrance to the th ea tre attached to the
p alace is the inscription,
"
S/m e, Tank, og Tie
.”
See^ T hink, and be Silent.
A
Canal
,
cut from the N. p o in t of E srom
L ake, connects it w ith the
Ca ttega t
, and is used
for the conveyance o f wood and tim ber from the
forests in its neighbourhood.
A t the "S k ip p erh u u s” in the g ard en s of F re
densborg boats m ay be had for excursions on th e