DGI Stævne picture by Gudrun Clausen Medlemsblad. Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal Established 1872

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1 Den Danske Forening Heimdal June DGI Stævne picture by Gudrun Clausen Medlemsblad Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal Established 1872

2 page 2 THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC 36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006 Contact details: Contributions We would love to share your news and stories. You are welcome to send s with stories, news and photos to the editor for publication. The closing date for the next issue is 15 June We reserve the right to edit or not publish your contribution. Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Editor. Editor: Lone Schmidt Phone: treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org Reliving Editor: Peter Wagner Hansen Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen Phone: Skype: pete.at.thebathouse admin@danishclubbrisbane.org From the Editor by Peter w Hansen Once again I have the priviledge to be the editor of our newsletter, Kim Twede was kind enough to contribute with an article on the Vikings of Denmark for this June edition. You can still watch the History of Denmark by streaming from it has a whole installment on the Vikings, it is a well made docu-drama hosted by Lars Mikkelsen, look it up online, if you haven't already. And yes in June the Saga Vikings yet again host us for Sct Hans Bonfire in Petrie, it is a great experience for kids and adoults, you can even bring a tent and sleep with the Vikings, remember plenti of blankets it get quite cold there durring the night. Lone and Soren are travelling in Denmark & France, but should be back in time to produce the July issue. Henning Klinke has decided to return to Denmark after about 7 years here in Brisbane, it's been a pleasure to meet and work with Henning in and around the club, you will be missed Henning. Dual citizenship Denmark. On the 1st September, 2015 Danish law changed and we are now able to retain or acquire another citizenship while also holding a Danish. Broadly speaking if you were born with Danish citizenship, and then later gave it up or lost it, when getting a citizenship in Australia or anywhere outside Denmark, from the 1st of Sept, 2015 till 1st Sept, 2020 you are able to regain the Danish. Also a Danish citizen can now acquire Australian citizenship while holding on to your Danish also, there is no time limit in this circumstance. If you are Danish but born outside Denmark, you are still required BEFORE your 22nd birthday, to apply to retain Danish citizenceship. This applies even if you now live in Denmark!

3 What s on at the Danish Club? Café Danmark page 3 Friday 26 May 2015 from 6 pm Meet new and old friends and family at Café Danmark and try our smørre brød. The menu varies from time to time, but you ll usually find rullepølse (spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, roast beef, leverpostej and roast pork on the menu. And hot dogs. The bar offers Tuborg and Carlsberg beer varieties imported from Denmark just for us. If you like a glass of wine with your food, we have whites, reds and sparkling by the glass. After you have eaten, check out our selection of Danish licorice with lots of old favourites just in from Denmark, including at times Ga-Jol, Matador Mix, Super Piratos and Skipper Mix. And the Turkish Pepper not sure if we have more of those. Get delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads, organic biscuits and crisp breads direct from Britt s Organic Bakery. You can Order in advance and pick up at the café. Skt Hans Bonfire with the SAGA Vikings at Petrie Saturday 17 June 2015 From 4 pm Enjoy an afternoon with Saga Vikings at their Viking Village in Petrie and singing around the bonfire. See more details in the invite. Café Danmark Friday 23 June 2015 from 6 pm Legestue / Play Group Every Friday

4 page 4 Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje For information, order forms and delivery details: Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Phone: Fax: brittsorganic@gmail.com

5 page 5 Who were the Vikings and what is their legacy today? When the TV-series, Vikings, currently on TV, first appeared, I had a number of colleagues and friends ask whether the characters and stories were real. I initially responded that some of the characters had names I recognised (eg, Ragnar Lothbrook, Rollo) but early episodes did not provide enough information as to whether the storylines were based in fact other than the raid on Lindisfarne monastery. As the episodes developed the historical events upon which the series draws became more evident. People still ask me about this so I compiled what seemed relevant from my accumulated findings. The following article is a personalised summary of some of that research based on very many sources. Any errors are mine. The Vikings were part of the Norse cultural group originated in Scandinavia, a region taking in current Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and by virtue of Viking settlement, Greenland, Faroe Islands and Iceland. They had a common belief system in the Norse gods, and in their microcosm community groups, traded, shared laws, and settled disputes in common ways. They learned to fight by arguing over land (in short supply) and dealing with invaders such as the Wendts from the lands south of the Baltic seas. To go a-viking was to travel away in order to accrue wealth through trade or raid. They used ships that were clinker-built from split, not cut, planks. This made them very strong. The sails were generally woven wool and quite strong. The ships evolved over centuries and were made to handle rough weather while still being able to navigate in shallow water. This made them ideal for river negotiation as well as beach landing both options were used when raiding and trading. This mobility and rapid movement of the Vikings made them difficult to defend against in force. The Vikings could approach faster than defences could muster. They eventually traded and raided around Spain into the Mediterranean, across the Atlantic, and through the Baltic states down the European river systems. They had various designs for cargo etc. The long-ship was a narrow, fast war ship. The Viking connection extended down the river systems like the Volga, and the blue mosque in Istanbul has a bit of graffiti in runic writing that when translated says Haldane was here. This links back to the emperor wanting his guards from outside his lands to avoid internal treachery. Viking mercenaries became his Varangian guard and went on to serve the emperor s successors and conquer some of the middle-east and Sicily. The leader of this guard was a young royal Viking, Harald, who had left Scandinavia to avoid assassination in a coup, and eventually went back and claimed Norway, and then went on to follow up his claim to England, where he was defeated by the other Harald at Stamford bridge in York in In the TV series, the entry into Paris by faking death by Ragnar Lothbrook was, in my research, an event more like one Varangian Harald used further east. I guess the series draws on a few centuries of Viking exploits to weave a coherent tale for TV. The duke William of Normandy who the beat the English Harald was a descendant of Rollo, the Viking who was granted his own lands as a more economical solution for the French who were constantly having to defend their coastline against Viking raids. Continued on page 6

6 Vikings. page 6 Continued from page 5 Rollo gets a mention in the TV series, Vikings with Ragnar Lothbrook (who lived some decades before Rollo, so not his brother as in the TV series). Ragnar is the character that in English mythology was cast into a pit of vipers by the king of Essex and poisoned. Archeology does not support this. Ragnar s memorial stone says he died after raiding Paris and was poisoned. No hard evidence has been found but analysis of the times suggests he and his crew may have contracted dysentery, a smelly way to die. An important character like Ragnar could not simply die of sickness, so an attack of poisonous vapours was likely an acceptable alternative tale. Danes continued to consolidate and expand in response to post-roman threats from Franks like Charlemagne. The Viking age emerged shortly afterwards around 400AD with a need for consolidation of communities into nations to counter the growing southern threats. Harald Bluetooth, son of Gorm who was the first Viking king of all Denmark, used Christianity as his package for consolidating groups. The Norse beliefs (tough tales for hard times and harsh climate), in reality, continued to exist alongside Christianity for some time, the research suggests, with the sagas and teaching edda being written down from oral tradition in the 1200 s, well after the 900 s when the old myths were supposedly replaced by Christianity. A typical HaavaMaal edda rhyme (translated) on rules for living was: Never leave home ahead of your spear and shield, One cannot foresee a fight, nor feel a battle in one s bones. Harold Bluetooth was succeeded as king by Sven Forkbeard (joining moustache and beard in length to make a double-drop beard was a sign of age and experience and accrued status). However, the main form of status in Norse society was accrued by gift-giving. This required disposable wealth which could be gathered through clever trade or raid. This was the origin of the Vikings Norse folk going a-viking for these two purposes. In the process, England was both raided and settled, but it was not until the English nobility engaged a massacre of all Viking settlers, including any intercultural marriage partners and children that the Danish king Canute retaliated and launched a full invasion and took over a substantial part of England, which became part of Denmark and Canute shifted his throne to this new territory. Canute s carls (leaders) wanted Canute to increase taxes so the carls could accrue more wealth and thus status. Canute refused saying that to over-tax would simply increase the risks of insurrection. When the carls continued to press for increased taxes Canute took his court out into the bay and indicated that since his carls believed he had the power to override the laws of nature, he would now command the tides to stop. Of course the water continued to come rapidly in and when Canute finally moved towards the shore, thus allowing others to also move, they all got wet. On shore Canute announced that there are some laws that belong to God and no man can go against them. The tax increases did not happen. Continued on page 7

7 page 7 VIKING CODE of BEHAVIOUR (Text from DK museum item) BE BRAVE AND AGGRESSIVE Be direct Grab all opportunities Use varying methods of attack Be versatile and agile Attack one target at a time Don't plan everything in detail BE PREPARED Keep weapons in good condition Keep in shape Find good battle comrades Agree important points BE A GOOD MERCHANT Find out what the market needs Don't promise what you can't keep Don't demand overpayment Arrange things so you can return KEEP THE CAMP IN ORDER Keep things tidy and organised Arrange enjoyable activities which strengthen the group Make sure everybody does useful work Consult all members of the group for advice Vikings... continued The old Norse gods were divided into two groups, the ancient gods such as the Norns (who wove the fabric of time and history with the threads of everyone s life) were linked to the fabric and magic of the land. The new gods headed by Odin and including Thor, Heimdal etc. came in from the east, from Asaland (Asia, anyone?). These gods reflect the various facets of human personality much as the old Greek gods did in that belief system. Many rituals were based on older magic and linked to seasons such as the moon, solstice and equinox cycles, emphasising the need to work to survive, and to achieve renewal from adversity. A warrior could be very brave if his belief was that the thread of his life length was predetermined and so his death was also pre-determined. What the warrior could control more readily was the manner of his life and death. His immortality would be based on the stories told of him. So what happened to the Vikings? DNA analysis shows they were not defeated externally, but melded into the communities they came into contact with. They absorbed the local customs, added their own, and in the end simply became those cultures. Their language, aspects of culture and society and some rituals live on in modern times across a number of national cultures. Most were not really interested in massive social upheaval and empires as much as wanting to improve their lives and accrue status. They were strong negotiators backed up by force if needed; they had a hard cultural belief system from a harsh environment that sustained their unity in action, and a strong belief in their own capacity to succeed, and in essence, sought to increase their security and status by accruing wealth and influence. All very simple really: Kim Tvede

8 page 8 Goodbye Henning As some will know already, our committee member is leaving Brisbane and Australia in a few days now. Henning Klinke Jørgensen first came to Sydney in 1973 where he lived and worked as house painter and then at a Ford car assembly plant out Paramatta road, returning home again to Denmark in 1976, intention was to take a season or two in the 500 cc moto cross circuit in Denmark and Europe and then return to Australia. However life and an old girlfriend had other plans, and Henning stayed put working and enjoying moto-cross in Denmark, his now wife had no wish imigrating down under and with a little daughter now added in, so Denmark it was. Fast forward to 1999 and Tina his daughter was now traveling in Australia and finding her love, later in 2005 Henning and his wife were no longer together, so Henning packed his bags and came back down under, this time to Brisbane just for a Christmas visit and staying with Tina and her partner. This visit rekindled the love for Australia, but ofcourse now an Australian visa had become more difficult to get and quite expensive also, but by 2010 the house was sold and a visa in hand Henning arrived back in Brisbane. Henning quickly got odd jobs as a handyman and later more permanent work as gardener, while also putting in many hours as volunteer and committee member in Heimdal. However as time went on Hennings knees started to fail and proper treatment cover by medicare not available under the Visa conditions, and the privat health sector too expensive. Hennings decission has not been easy but with another 3+ years without Medicare just was not an option, so in another 10 days time it's return to Denmark. Henning also has a dream of building a house in Denmark with solar heating, when he is able to. Wishing you all the best and good health in your Danish life. We will miss you big time and I expect that you will miss Australia also peter

9 page 9 NYT FRA DEN DANSKE KIRKE I BRISBANE Sikke en dejlig dag vi havde i kirken den 23. april. Vejret var fint med sol og skyer og 25 grader. Vi skulle have barnedåb Annemette Soby og Michael Raymond Robert Trotters søn skulle døbes, og de havde inviteret deres familie og venner med i kirken og til fest med dejlig mad og kager i mødelokalet efter gudstjenesten. Kirken var fyldt, der var mange unge mennesker med små børn med, der var en skøn stemning, det var en fornøjelse at være med til. Nogle af os mødtes 5 kvarter før gudstjenesten. Bente, vores præst gennemgik forløbet af dåben med barnets forældre og fadderne. Magnus, Asbjørn og Karlo hjalp med at gøre kirken klar, faa lys tændt, mikrofoner og orgel til at virke, sat glas og brød frem. Pat, Pia og Mette hjalp også til med at få de danske salmebøger frem og den engelske oversættelse af prædiken og forløbet af gudstjenesten klar til uddelelse. I mødelokalet fik jeg imens hjælp af nogle unge mænd og Kirstine, den danske kirkes assistent fra Sydney, som var paa besøg i Brisbane til at sætte borde og stole frem, lagt duge paa, sat vand, kaffe og te frem. Annemette og hendes søster fik pyntet deres buffet op med balloner og blomster og sat mad og kager i køleskabet parat til festen efter gudstjenesten. Saa begyndte menigheden og gæsterne at komme, og der kom rigtig mange vi var 85 i kirken, ibland dem var præsten Bentes mand og tre børn, det var stadig skoleferie i Sydney, saa familien har været påbesøg i Brisbane i 5 dage og kørt rundt og set Mt Coottha, Sunshine coast, Manly og været ude at bade. Vore kasserer Asbjørns forældrer fra Danmark var ogsaa med. De har været paa besøg i Australien og været rundt og set meget, og haft glæde af at være sammen med deres søn, svigerdatter Melinda, og børnebørn Maya og James. Vi sang dejlige Påskesalmer, og Bente døbte barnet, han kom til at hedde Anton Soby Trotter. Hans far holdt ham under dåben og fadderne stod omkring døbefonden. Bagefter sang vi og bad, Bente holdt en god prædiken. Efter flere sange og udgangsbønnen holdt af Magnus, gik vi ud af kirken og gratulerede barnets forældre. Så begyndte vi på festen i mødelokalet. Der var to slags hjemmelavede kager, som Mette og jeg havde lavet, og nogle købte kager og kiks og små påskeæg, og mens vi drak kaffe eller the fik vi os en hyggelig snak. Tak til Melinda, Mette og Pat som hjalp med at vaske op bagefter.

10 page 10 Do you need Danish beer, snaps or licorice? We can help :) BEER AND SNAPS ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS Beer (24x33 cl) Snaps Tuborg Grøn bottles $60 Taffel (Rød Aalborg)100 cl $75 Tuborg Grøn cans $55 Aalborg Jubilæum 100 cl $75 Tuborg Julebryg $60 Brøndum 70 cl $70 Tuborg Classic $55 Bitters Tuborg Gold $60 Gl Dansk 100 cl $70 Carlsberg Black Gold $60 1-Enkelt 100 cl $35 Other SKOVLYST 15x50cl bottles $75 Ga-Jol Granatæble 16.4% 100cl $55 SKOVLYST Gift pack 4x50cl $20 Ga-Jol Granatæble 30% 70 cl $55 Faxe Free 24x33 cl cans $35 Faxe Kondi 24x33 cl cans $35 Herring, licorice and other goodies mainly from Denmark NEW STOCK JUST IN Bon-Bon Lossepladsbolsjer 350 g $7 Haribo Super Piratos 135 g $4 Marabou DAIM 2x28 g $2.50 Malaco Lakridskonfekt 260 g $6 Fazer Tyrkisk Peber $4 Pingvin Stang Mix 400 g $7 Ga-Jol Blå, gul, sort 2x23 g $3 Pingvin Blanding 300 g $6 Haribo Matador Mix 500 g $10 Pingvin Poletter 250 g $6 Haribo Skipper Mix 500 g $10 Pingvin Blue Jeans 250 g $6 Haribo Super Piratos 425 g $10 Pingvin Finsk Lakrids 130 g $4 Haribo Click Mix 425 g $10 Pingvin Blue Jeans 120 g $4 Haribo Matador Mix Dark 270 g $6 Toms Pålægschokolade ekstra 70% mørk 120 g $5 Herring onion, matjes $8 Haribo Pinocchiokugler, Haribo Labre Larver, Carletti Lakridspinde / 100 g containers $2.50

11 page 11 Dansk Legegruppe Legegruppen mødes hver fredag i Heimdals lokaler fra 9.30 til kl Aldersgruppen er fra 0 til 5 år, søskende til yngre børn er selvfølgelig velkommen i ferierne. Vi starter altid med formiddagskaffe og hjemmebagte boller, efterfølgende varierer aktiviteterne med fri leg, hoppeborg, tegning og sanglege mv. Vi skiftes til at medbringe boller og tilbehør. Vi betaler $2 hver gang per familie, medlemskab af Playgroup Queensland og den danske klub Heimdal er en betingelse. Nye medlemmer er meget velkomne til at komme og være med. For yderligere information kontakt: Maria Faurskov Nielsen moffe33@hotmail.com Scene from Billunds Legoland 2014 Lone Schmidt

12 page 12 Info For Members SBS Streaming Online at sbs.com.au: Danish/Swedish/Norwegian/Finnish Via Podcast Further information on SBS TV on Demand You can find many Nordic series on SBS on Demand, catch 1864 if you haven t watched it yet, or the series Dicte set in Aarhus (based on Elsebeth Eglund s novels), Icelandic crime series Trapped, Swedish Ängelby or Beck based on the ground-breaking Sjöwall/Wahlöö books written between Scandinavian Festival 2017: This year the festival will move from Austin street and be at Perry Park (34 Folkstone Street, Bowen Hills) it is only a short walk from the the club! Details online: Sunday 16 September 2017 is the date to put in your diary and get ready for another big day, be it behind the scenes or out there enjoying the event. Danish Radio/TV OnLine Danmarks Radio DR has an extensive selection of live RADIO and TV streams and podcast available. Kig bl. a. efter Danmarks Historie DABGO. The group meets the 1st Wednesday of the month. Their website has NO details currently for Brisbane so contact them via the DABGO website to join and get more information. Steen Selmer is the local representative for Danes Worldwide contact him via queensland@rep.danes.dk Holidays in Denmark: 4 June: Pinsedag Passports Mobile Biometric Kit will be in Brisbane: Thursday June 1st and mid/late November Please contact Conny from the Danish Embassy in Canberra for appointments on mobile or conehl@um.dk. 5 June 2. Pinsedag 5 June: Grundlovsdag Danish lessons at UQ Want to learn Danish? I am informed that they have expanded with an extra instructor conducting a second class now. Details online at: The Danish Embassy can also be contacted on phone or cbramb@um.dk. Telephone hours Monday - Friday: 9am pm and 1pm-3pm

13 Pinse page 13 Pinse kommer af græsk πεντηκοστή pentēkostḗ, der betyder "halvtredsindstyvende" (dag efter påske) og er en kristen højtid, der holdes årligt til minde om Helligåndens komme. Ifølge beretningen i Apostlenes Gerninger kapitel 2 skete det ti dage efter Kristi Himmelfart, at apostlene var samlet for at fejre den jødiske højtid Shavuot, da der pludselig kom "en lyd som af et kraftigt vindstød" og tunger som af ild kom til syne og sætter sig på hver af dem. De blev derefter fyldt af Helligånden og begyndte at "tale på andre tungemål", hvorved de kunne gøre det kristne budskab forståeligt for de jøder fra mange forskellige verdensdele, der var i Jerusalem - denne episode kaldes normalt "pinseunderet". Pinsen regnes således traditionelt for den kristne kirkes fødsel. Pinsekirken har taget navn efter netop denne begivenhed, fordi den i særlig grad blandt de kristne trossamfund lægger vægt på tungetalen og de øvrige nådegaver, som Helligånden menes at udstyre de genfødte kristne med. Pinsedag falder altid på den syvende søndag efter påske. Det betyder, at den tidligst kan falde på den 10. maj og senest på den 13. juni. Såvel pinsedag som den følgende dag, 2. pinsedag, er i Danmark helligdage. I 2017 falder pinsedag den 4. Juni og derfor er Grundlovsdag i år også Anden Pinsedag. I forbindelse med pinsen er der tradition for pinsefrokost. Nogle bryggerier fremstiller en særlig pinsebryg i forbindelse med højtiden. En gammel tradition foreskriver, at man pinsemorgen skulle gå ud af sit hus og feje ind mod døren, da man så ville samle lykke til huset resten af året. (da.wikipedia.org) Pinse liljer

14 IS S N HA T K S! N I A G A N O page 14 SAGA VIKINGS IS HOSTING SKT HANS CELEBRATIONS AGAIN THIS YEAR SATURDAY 17 JUNE 2017 from 4 pm Black Forest 110 (149) Byrnes Road North, Joyner QLD 4501 People can be dropped down at the site, after which we ask that you return up and park along the road. This will be a time to celebrate the Danish culture within its Viking history! There will be food and drink to buy, a raffle and an opportunity to catch up with friends around a campfire. Then we will move on to a round of Vi elsker vort land by the side of the bonfire... So come and join us at our Viking village. Don t forget to bring along a torch, a comfy chair and warm clothes. Bring some breaddoug and sticks for SNOGBROED for the kids and if you have some Viking garb, then bring that along too! You re welcome to camp overnight, bring extra blankets for the cold night.

15 page 15 Gavnø Slot - Adelsslægten Reedtz-Thott Nuværende ejer Hofjægermester, baron Otto Reedtz-Thott er student fra Herlufsholm og uddannet civiløkonom med en mastergrad fra Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Otto Reedtz-Thott ejer en række virksomheder og besidder flere bestyrelsesposter. Otto Reedtz-Thott blev i 2002 gift med Helle Reedtz-Thott. Hofjægermesterinde, advokat, baronesse Helle Reedtz-Thott har studeret Criminology, Criminal Law og Civil Law i USA og er Cand.Jur. fra Københavns Universitet. Hun er uddannet advokat med speciale i Corporate Finance. Helle Reedtz-Thott virker desuden som direktør i Gavnø-Fonden og besidder flere bestyrelsesposter. Adelsslægten Reedtz kom sammen med Dronning Sophia til Danmark med Peder Reedtz ( ). Reedtz-Thott er en linje af slægten, der var knyttet til Baroniet Gaunø. Den ældre søn, Otto Reedtz-Thott ( ), senere kammerherre og hofjægermester, blev, idet Gavnø erigeredes til lensbaroni, ved patent af 25. oktober 1805 optaget i friherrelig stand. Hans ældste søn, gehejmekonferensråd, lensbaron og statsminister Kjeld Thor Tage Reedtz-Thott, anden og sidste besidder af det 1921 afløste baroni, var fader til kammerherre, hofjægermester, cand.mag., baron Otto Reedtz-Thott ( ), der i 1920 fik sæde i Folketinget for Det Konservative Folkeparti), valgt af Københavns Amtskreds. Han var fader til lensbaron Holger Gustav Tage Reedtz-Thott ( ), som i sit ægteskab kun fik døtre. Lensbaron Otto Reedtz-Thott ( ) var også fader til officeren og godsejeren, baron Frederik Axel Ludvig August Reedtz-Thott ( ), som var fader til officeren, baron Tage Rudolph Reedtz-Thott ( ), som var fader til politikeren, baron (idet han overtog Gavnø) Axel Gustav Tage Reedtz-Thott ( ). Han var fader til nuværende ejer af Gavnø Hofjægermester, baron Otto Tage Henrik Axel Reedtz-Thott (født 1954). Slottet er et yndet udflugtsmål for alle aldre, med blomster park, Sørøverland, sommerfugle hus, Slotsbryggeri mm Tulips at Gavnø Slotspark foto: Kim Lisbygd, Sorø.

16 Strynø page 16 Strynø is a small Danish island lying west of Langeland, north-east of Ærø, and south of Tåsinge in the South Funen Archipelago. A constituent part of Langeland municipality, Strynø covers an area of 4.88 km². The population of the island on 1 January 2008 was 216, according to Statistics Denmark. Strynø hosts one shop, an inn, a kindergarten, a school (ages 5 10), and Øhavets Smakkecenter: a small maritime museum and activities centre. AND it has recently regained their own postcode There is a strong sense of community on the island, once a year everybody joins in to walk and clean the beaches, starting out with communal coffee and bread in town, before areas are asigned and the work starts. A ferry service of around eight 30-minute crossings per day connects Strynø with Rudkøbing on Langeland. Much of my mothers family came from Strynø and I have fond memories of visiting there by boat, my uncle had for a short while aquired a fishing kutter we boarded in Svendborg harbour and uncle Gert took us in as near as it could go, where we were met by the Strynø clan in a smaller boat in which we made the last journy in to the island. The taxi ride to the farm was by tractor trailer furnished with a sofa and other chairs, quite an experience. Later same day we took a small row boat across to Strynø-kalv which is an even smaller island next to Strynø, an oncle lived there, on that island's only farm. For many years my mothers cousin from Strynø was first officer on the Nyborg-Korsør ferries, it was and is a family of sailors from Strynø. Other cousins went further out, and once not long ago, one captained a coaster loaded Rudkøbing Strynø, ferry ride May with the wrong stuff mixed in, it was boarded 20, 2017 Jette W Johansen and searched by a coastguard in the Carribean, he spend some years locked up overseas before he could return to Strynø. Read more: Book the ferry: Sources include: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/strynø peter