Cistercian Monks
The Cistercian Order is a monastic order that was founded in France under the leadership of Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux
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Brahe, Karen
Karen Brahe (1657-1736) was a Funen noblewoman and a great collector of books
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Dry Battery
The dry battery, an invention by Wilhelm Hellesen. He founded a batteryfactory in Copenhagen, which was bought by Duracell in 1986
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Black Death, the
The term 'the Black Death' probably stems from a misinterpretation of the latin term for the bubonic plague
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Hellesen, Wilhelm
The Danish amateur inventor Wilhelm Hellesen invented one of the first dry cell batteries
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Blue Tower (Blåtårn)
Blåtårn, which could be translated as "Blue Tower", was the greatest tower of Copenhagen Castle, and its most fearsome prison.
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Villa
Villa was originally the Latin word for a house in the country and later came to mean city - in French "ville".
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Churchill Group, the
The Churchill Group was a Danish resistance group in Aalborg. It was active during the years 1941-42.
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Brahe, Tycho
Tycho Brahe is the founder of modern astronomy. His discoveries are milestones in the history of science.
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