The Deer Passage
The Deer Passage
You now step out of the Banqueting Hall and into the castle’s northern wing, connected by the Deer Passage. Here you encounter several hunting weapons and trophies; most of the trophies display the arrow used in the hunt. This passage is a tribute to the current count’s grandfather, Gregers, whose passion was hunting. In particular, the interest in bow and arrow hunting has been passed down from grandfather to grandson, as Count Michael also enjoys hunting in this manner.
The historian
recounts
For several centuries the deer passages was a classic way for the nobility to display their trophies and prowess. However, this corridor has not always been arranged this way and was once merely a natural extension of the corridor that ran along the eastern wall of the Banqueting Hall.
In the 1870s, the corridor was of a private nature and provided access to Baroness Camille Bille‑Brahe’s bedroom in the current Maiden Rigborg Room, as well as to her daughter Jessie’s room in the Captain’s Room. At the window at the end of the room, a bathroom had been established, which was later removed by Jessie and Julius in the 1890s.
Worth seeing in this room
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