Ilse Made Spring

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Holy spring in Bronze Age well

By Kjeld Borch Vesth, Restaureringsarkitekt, Kulturarvsstyrelsen (5 stories)

The Ilse Made Spring on the west side of the island of Samsø is a holy spring from the Middle Ages. By tradition it was visited on Walpurgis Eve (the night from 30 April to 1 May). The spring produces fresh water from the hollow trunk of an oak tree. The trunk has…

The Ilse Made Spring on the west side of the island of Samsø is a holy spring from the Middle Ages. By tradition it was visited on Walpurgis Eve (the night from 30 April to 1 May). The spring produces fresh water from the hollow trunk of an oak tree. The trunk has been dated back to the Bronze Age. The spring was probably originally a well by a Bronze Age house which at that time would have been further away from the coast. Today it is just a few metres from the beach. A legend links the spring to a Romanesque crucifix which was hung up in Onsbjerg Church. The original is now on display in the National Museum of Denmark. The spring is found by driving from Pillemark north around Vesterløkker and then to the beach.

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