Leonora Christina Ulfeldt's "Jammers-minde". En egenhændig skildring af hendes fangenskab i Blaataarn i aarene 1663-1685
- Approximate level
- C1
- Length
- 91,120 words
- Reading time
- 7 h 36 min
- Chapters
- 7
- Language
- Danish
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2012
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This memoir recounts the long imprisonment of Leonora Christina Ulfeldt in the Blue Tower during the seventeenth century. The text is a significant historical document, but it presents a considerable challenge for learners of Danish. The language reflects the formal and archaic style of the nineteenth century editorial work, featuring complex sentence structures and vocabulary that is no longer in common use. It is a demanding read that requires patience and a strong grasp of historical Danish grammar and syntax.
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Subjects
- Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina, grevinde, 1621-1698
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