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T h e ro ad from F red erik sb o rg leads th ro u g h

a finely wooded c o u n try ,

a b o u t four m iles in

extent to

Fredensborg , (C astle o f Peace) b u ilt by F red erik IV ., to comm em orate the T re a ty o f Peace, signed here, betw een Sw eden an d D enm ark , 1 7 2 0 . It contains a large collection o f indifferent P ainting s, alth o u g h two m ay be m entioned as exquisite p ro ­ duction s: "A H erm it on his knees b efo re a crucifix,” and "M a ry M agdalen.” In the g a rd e n s, w hich extend to the b eau tifu l lake o f E s r o m is a spot called the "N orw eg ian V alley” containing num ero us figures in sa n d sto n e , rep resenting th e different costum es o f N o rw ay ; b u t, from neglect and ex­ p osure to th e w eather, in a sadly dilapidated state. F red en sb o rg is now the p ro p e rty of the S tate. O ver the entrance to the th ea tre attached to the p alace is the inscription,

" S/m e, Tank, og Tie .” See^ T hink, and be Silent.

A Canal , cut from the N. p o in t of E srom L ake, connects it w ith the Ca ttega t , and is used for the conveyance o f wood and tim ber from the forests in its neighbourhood. A t the "S k ip p erh u u s” in the g ard en s of F re ­ densborg boats m ay be had for excursions on th e