Danish Roadtrip

We've recently returned from 3 weeks in a campervan travelling round (mainly) Denmark. We had a brilliant time and I would really recommend Denmark as somewhere to visit!

Unbelievably, I only came away having bought one trollbead during our trip.
This was a strange kind of OOAK, I've not seen one like it before. It is sort of purple and green and cream swirls with some primitive flower type dots on top.

Here is is:





And here it is in a Denmark bracelet I made after we got home:





From the elephant lock and stopper: rough amber, seals, small red amber, green lilac dillo, tupilak, glitter amber, castle, Danish OOAK, silver bead with garnets, runes, turquoise prism, Bead of the Vikings, red and white OOAK (to represent the Danish flag), red cylindrical amber, Eske Storm Sea Stallion, blue green feather, royal, carved amber, tupilak mouth. All Troll other than the Eske ship.

Here are a couple of photos from our trip which show why I have used some of the silvers...

Seals - there was a seal on the beach at Grenen, at the tip of Jutland where the Skaggerak and Kattegat seas meet:



This is also where you can find amber washed up on the beach, hence a lot of amber in the bracelet.

Tupilak - to represent the bog bodies, ancient bodies preserved by the peat which are thought to have been ritual sacrifices. Here is Tollund Man:



Castle - we went to Egeskov Slot:



Sea Stallion - at the Viking Ship Museum at Roskilde we saw the remains of an ancient Viking ship of which a replica has been built and named Sea Stallion, unfortunately I didn't take a photo of the replica but this is a photo of the remains of another viking ship found in the same place in the fjord at Roskilde:



Royal - Roskilde Domkirke (Cathedral) is the main burial site for Danish royalty, and has been so since the 15th century:



And a couple of cool designs I saw - a church door knocker at the Hjerl Hede open air museum and a 10th century silver arm ring in the Nationalmuseet in Kopenhagen:





Now I may have only bought one trollbead, but I did get myself a Max Andersen Urnes bracelet:



And I made sure I visited Eske Storm's shop/workshop in Copenhagen. Eske was lovely to talk to and it was really interesting to see his workshop (now pretty much back to normal after the flood). Here is the obligatory Eske photo, with hammers! (it wasn't really cold, but I was having a bad hair day, hence the hat!)



The good news: I came away with two fabulous Eske pendants. The bad news: they have been squirrelled away by my husband as they are presents for Christmas etc, so I can't show them to you yet!

Sue

What great pictures! It looks like you had a fabulous time and saw some really neat things- and all your new treasures are great- you may have only gotten one bead, but it's a really special one!

And it must be nice to know that you have some treasures still to come at Christmas!

What a great trip - many thanks for sharing your pictures!! I´ve been to Denmark this year too and your pictures gave me a flow of good memories....
You really found yourself a great OOAK - a perfect match for your wonderful Denmark Combo!!

Very interesting photos of your trip - thanks for sharing them. Nice bracelet to represent the trip too

Great pictures - sounds like you had a blast of a time

We had some good holidays in Denmark when our children were small(Legoland) but we also visited the museum where the Bog bodies are displayed. The photos bring back some good memories, it is a good country to tour around. It was in the days before Troll for me, now I would like to go again for some Trollshopping at Tivoli. DH wants to drive over the bridge which links Denmark and Sweden so perhaps I will be able to persuade him to go. Just need the time!

Super dooper trip and awesome pics! Thanks for showing! You'll love the Urnes bracelet, I just got mine in August and have been wearing it daily with my TBs since then! I especially love your close-up of the door knocker and the bracelet! Gorgeous !

It is you have a good time. It is good to see all your photo and your bead is very ooak.

Great pictures , thank you for sharing them!

Wonderful pictures ! I would love to visit Denmark. Love your bracelet, that is the most amazing Ooak ! and you got to meet Eske !

Thanks for all these wonderful photos and stories about your trip. Brilliant. The Trollbead ooak is very special. And the Urnes bracelet is outstanding:heart:

I loved reading this post and soaking in all of these fantastic photos you shared with us. Your ooak is fabulous, and so is the entire bracelet. I very nice, creative mix of colors and textures.

Now I want to go to Denmark. Great OOAk too!

ooooh Eske your ooak and bracelet are very cool also Love all your pictures, TFS!

What a great combo and a great story. I am sure you will keep that combo together for a while. Which pendants did you buy? I have been to the shop but it was closed. Maybe some day.

Sounds like an awesome vacation .

Looks like a fantastic trip, been watch a BBC The Vikings., you have seen the vikings ship so cool.

Love the bead.

Really nice trip to all the important Danish sights, including Eske

Thank you for sharing the photos

Fantastic photos & thank you for sharing your adventure with us, it really does look like you had a great time

What a wonderful trip. We visited Denmark in a campervan a few years ago and visited the Roskilde museum.

I love your unusual ooak and fab viking bracelet and the Urnes bracelet of course

Amazing trip would love to visit Demark sometime.

WOW!!! That OOAK is AMAZING. I've also never seen one like that, but it is REALLY special.

Thanks for sharing all the great photos of your trip too. Looks like you had a wonderful time, great memories created!

stunning ooak and beautiful pictures from your trip

Fabulous pictures and that OOAK is stunning!

Thanks everyone

I've been wearing the Urnes bracelet nearly every day - I can wear it to work without worrying about beads falling off!

I will show you the Eske pendants when I get them...