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Holger is man’s name in danish.

holger the ‘danske’ or dane was a viking legend.

you can see Holger danske’s huge stone statue in the dungeons of hamlets castle (kronborg castle) in Denmark.

his name first appeared in the famous French song of Roland, the oldest surviving major work of French literature around 788 ad written as Ogier.

monks in two different monasteries in France have similar stories of a warrior traveling alone, weary from war,

the danish legend says that when he reached kronborg castle in Denmark, he rested and said he would rise again when Denmark needed him.

he remains carved in stone resting and waiting.