One of the best at very small islands is that you often can see in all directions.
My inspiration comes from wonderful “Restlessjo” and her “Monday walk” themes
this area is perfect for an inspiring walking or biking.
The photos are taken over 3 days earlier this year.
Nordic area with Denmark and the tiny danish island Samsoe (two copied maps).
Seen from western coast against east at the narrowest point of the island.
Same place with a closer view, a bit away the tiny harbor hamlet of Langoer.
History can be fascinating at times, this small channel have been a bit lower and wet
back in the Viking Age about thousand years ago was the excavated channel
escape route for the vikings when they had been in trouble in the rich settlements
west of the island on the east coast of Jutland and had to shake off pursuers
They took off their flat-bottomed boats through this small channel
and hid in the fjord behind which officially only access to the sea from the east.
There are settlement traces of these “highwaymen”
on several of the small islets in the sheltered inlet.
The tiny road from west to the east side of the fjord, taken from a spot where all do so.
The tiny church of Langoer, very popular used for weddings
built by a local legendary architect and master builder named Mister Jensen
a very charismatic and energetic but also very likeable person.
He was a story in itself, died as 100 years a few decades ago.
Popular photo spot too.
This old harbor hamlet have a funny story to tell, now only few permanent residents
but earlier it was a thriving harbor and trading center
the island is and was known for its impressive potato growing
perhaps a hundred years back lots of potatoes were shipped from here
primarily to southern Norway and the transport was done by local skippers.
Jokingly said that they sailed up potatoes for the norwegian men
and sailed happy norwegian women the opposite way
many of these sailors were married to norwegian girls who then settled on the island
There are many norwegian roots, especially on the northern part of the island.
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It looks like a beautiful and peaceful place 🙂
#.wendy kate
It is so – I guess it requires a special temperament to stay in such a place full time – because it is idyllic and it’s quiet and it’s relaxing – for some it will at some point be stressful in itself – while others will think it was like paradis – but visiting it from time to time is perfect, I think – my old parents live there and I really do enjoy visiting both them and the island… 🙂
What can I say?
Just awesome!
#.anna
So glad you enjoyed this walk – really appreciate your words… 🙂
I think you may have had some very naughty ancestors, Drake, but what a charming place they came from. Thank you so much for sharing. Some day I’ll have to walk by that lovely harbour. 🙂
#.jo
Yeah we could never know… 😀 😀 😀
So glad you enjoyed this walk – I believe you would enjoy visiting it… 🙂
You gave us lots of informations, very interesting post indeed and lovely places. Good job! 🙂
#.aurore
So glad you found this walk interesting – I always love those “hide away stories” we will find everywhere if we look for them – they put on “colors” when we visit a place whereever in the world we travel… 🙂
You take us on the best walks! Thank you! 🙂
#.resa
So glad you enjoyed this walk
– not a huge praire but a little tiny island… 😉
It would be very difficult to walk across the prairie. You’d get eaten by a coyote, black bugs or mosquitoes.
Although, I can hold my own against mosquitoes. 🙂
The island is gorgeous!!! 🙂
Black bugs – these little little tiny black fellows with 6 or 8 legs, are they dangerous..? 😀
Oops, I meant Blackflies. They are ugly, nasty and take bits of skin away with them.
I was also thinking about Horse flies and Deer Flies. I can’t read about them anymore, it makes me sick, but if you want to: http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef511.asp
Uch and ew! Also, uch and ew to those black bugs with all the legs you are talking about. What are those all about?
Wait, don’t tell me. I’m already bugged out.
I’d rather meet a coyote in the dark on a full moon.
Love to you! 😀
Coyotes always starts to sing when they see the moon light..? 😀
I won’t say a word about those multi-legged tiny black fellows… 😀
😀 The thing is, coyotes are so cute and adorable.
😀 Bugs might be cuter with 2 legs! Ew! 😀
Black Drakes are quite sweet, and they only have 2 legs! 😎
I guess you believe 6-8 orange legs were too much… 😀
“hahaha” “hahaha” They would probably get all tangled up when swimming…. and where would they all tuck up when flying! “LOL” 😀 😀
Oh what a view – scary view… 😀
😀 xo
I love the first image with bench, beautiful place, seems so quiet.
The landscapes are beautiful, perfect place to live a hundred years or more 🙂
Cheers.
#.belen soto
Agree, such a bench and such a view calls for huge thoughts I think – it’s the way it works for me and I guess from what I know about you from your photos, that you feel do too… 😀
I love islands and that sense of space and freedom as if the world reduced to a smaller size suddenly makes sense. Great to see you on dragonshades.
#.windhound
Agree these small tiny island gives more the feeling of freedom than huge cities do – these spots are very often quite their own… 🙂
Really enjoyed these powerful images on dragonshades… 🙂
I love that- that places, like people, have their stories to tell too.
#.diahann
Me too, my fascinating about traveling is to meet places and people with a story and I always try to “dig up” hidden stories when I visit a place – and the places we come from they will always carry stories in our minds… 😉
Lovely insight into Danish and Samsoe’s history, and of course, stunning photographs. I can see why the little gates are a popular photo spot.
#.amanda
So glad you enjoyed this, really appreciate… 🙂
History kan be very fascinating – not always fair and gentle – but history… 🙂
Du ved, jeg elsker nyt om Samsø, Drake 🙂 Men jeg var ved at få et æble galt i halsen, da jeg læste om Kanhavekanalen.
Fakta er ikke min stærke side, derimod elsker jeg historier. Jeg blev derfor usikker på min viden om Kanhavekanalen, og hvorfor vikingerne anlagde den.
Jeg fandt denne forklaring hos nationalmuseet:
“Arkæologerne har også fundet rester af et fæstningsværk, der skulle beskytte Danmark mod invasion fra havet. Tværs over Samsø anlagde man i vikingetiden således en kanal. Kanalen kaldes Kanhave Kanalen, og den blev bygget i år 726. Gennem denne kanal kunne krigsskibe hurtigt komme fra den ene side af øen til den anden uden at skulle sejle hele vejen rundt om Samsø. Herefter kunne man angribe fjendtlige styrker, der prøvede at erobre Danmark fra havet. Kanhave Kanalen betød, at kongen og hans krigere havde kontrol med den trafik, der foregik til søs.
Danevirke og Kanhave Kanalen viser, at der allerede i 700-tallet fandtes en konge, der bestemte, hvordan og hvorfra riget skulle forsvares.”
Det var museets historie, jeg huskede. Men kanalen kan naturligvis ha’ fået udvidet sit repertoire senere 🙂
Historien om kartoflerne og de norske piger er underholdende og livsbekræftende ❤ 🙂
#.hanna
Med al respekt for Nationalmuseet, så har de sagt i al god modighed en række løse ender flere steder – samtidig siger de at tiden før Gorm den Gamle er mere skøn og teorier end fakta og dokumentation – og dermed kommer de selv ud i modsigelser både med hensyn til Dannevirke, Kanhavekanalen og andre ting fra vikingetiden og tilbage i tiden fra den gang – begrebet konge den gang var ikke så unikt den gang – Gorm den Gamle regerede så vidt vides ikke over det hele som er kendt som Danmark og dem før ham endnu mindre – Gorm’s rige antages mange steder for at være omfattende dele (måske det hele) af både Nord- og Sydschleswig samt i hvert fald det meste af Nørrejylland (Nørre jylland er Jylland fra kongeåen og op efter) – Nationalmuseet bringer også de berømte ringborge fra vikingetiden (Aggersborg, Trelleborg, Nonnebakken osv) på banen som samlende momenter men det var senere også ifølge dem selv – disse tolkninger angiver Aarhus Å og bugten som mindre primært kraftcenter – årstallet 726 tror jeg på, det er et dendrokronologisk dateret årstal med den usikkerhed der måtte være der – men på det tidspunkt tvivler de i andre sammenhænge på at det senere Danmark var sammenhængende – Harald Blåtand tillægges noget af denne sammenlægning – der var altså ingen samlet flåde til at forsvare Danmark på daværende tidspunkt- vikingetidens start angives mange steder også i nogle af Nationalmuseets ting som værende 766 – da de startede deres “charterrejser” mod Skotland senere restaen af de britiske øer og det nordfranske – senere igen via de russiske floder i Østeuropa – Stauns Fjord eller holmene i den, her især Hjortholm har en række tegn på bosættelser fra den tid – men det eneste der kan lomme under begrebet fæstningsværk er Kanhavekanalen – ved Vesborg Fyr på det sydligste Samsø har der ligget en borg i vandkanten men det er senere og en anden historie… 🙂
Men det er en spændende periode for historie nørder at gnaske i – sikkert mere spændende at forsøge at greje på historisk afstand end at havde været midt i den… 😀
Det med de norske “tøser” kan dokumenteres ved hjælp af kirkebøger osv – det er iøvrigt sjovt at en lille bitte ø som Samsø har (haft) 3 dialekter – “nordsamsk” som faktisk har sammenfald i nogle udtryk med norsk – “samsk” som er hovedsproget ingen dialekterne blev mere og mere “danmarkiseret” – “Ballen’fint” en fynskpræget dialekt (den mindste) fra den gang Ballen havde stærke relationer til Fyn inklusiv tilflytning derfra… 🙂
Nu skal du godt nok have tak for det omfattende og veldokumenterede svar, Drake. Hvad havde jeg ellers forventet 🙂 🙂
Jeg må ofte tage mig selv i nakken for ikke at løbe løbsk når der kommer historie på bordet ikke kun dansk – min meget gamle historielektor i sin tid blev sur fordi jeg ikke ville studere historie på Uni, han mente at jura og især økonomi var pop-områder på Uni – og hørte hjemme i underholdingsbrancen istedet – men han var faktisk en fin gammel gut men en meget konservativ krakiler sagt med et stort grin – men fantastisk inspirerende… 🙂
Jeg fik tidligt en stor stjerne hos ham da jeg uforvaret kom til at bakke op om een af hans kongstanker – at den nuværende dronning enten er Margrethe den første eller Margrethe den tredje, men aldrig Margrethe den anden… 🙂
I flere omgange har jeg haft gættet på du var historiker, interessen mangler ihvertfald ikke ❤
Næh interessen mangler ikke – jeg har også været så heldig at alle de steder jeg har boet i mit liv alle har haft historiske kulisser i baggrunden – så interessen er blevet holdt i live… 😀
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Well illustrated path. How long did you walk?
#.paula
From the away view of the harbor round the church to the harbor a little bit more than 3 km maybe 3½ – the only way… 🙂
so 6 km the return trip?
Yeah – but you can go by bus one of the directions… 🙂
6 km is nothing Drake
Agree – but you have to go the same way back from the harbor, there’s only this one way – okay we can sail from the harbor… 😀
A part of the world I know little about until now. Lovely little harbour and just the right length for a gentle walk. I like small islands ❤
#.jude
So glad you enjoyed this little walk
– yes agree small islands mostly are very fascinating… 🙂