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John Hardy laid Mansa's map and the chart before his mother, who assented. "Where can we get horses?" he asked. "At Phanefjord, I expect," replied the Pastor. "They could be ordered to be ready at the ferry at six in the morning, and in three hours we could reach Liselumd, from whence Møen's Klint can be explored on foot." "Is it too much for you, mother?" said Hardy.
"There was a giant called Grønjette, or the Green Giant; he gave his name to the fjord, which is called Grønsund. He was married to a giantess called Phane; hence Phanefjord. He was accustomed to ride through the woods with his head under his left arm, with a spear, and surrounded by hounds.
"It will be a long day; but the next day, weather permitting, we should be under weigh for Copenhagen, and you would have rest." "It will be a long day, John," replied his mother, "but not too long. I like Pastor Lindal's plan." "What is the meaning of the name Phanefjord?" asked Hardy. "Is it derived from the Greek?"
The two eldest were hung, and the youngest made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and when he returned he lived a few years at Phanefjord, and was buried where the pilgrim stone marks the place. The ballad is of the simplest character and incomplete; but such is the story. Under different conditions it is recited in other places in Denmark; but it is dramatic in all cases."
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