Grevens Fejde
DANSK TEKST
Er du klar til en rigtig historie! Den starter med kongelig befaling: Bliv halshugget eller flyt til Lyø!
For længe siden, under Grevens Fejde i 1534-36, blev øen Lyø formet af skæbnesvangre begivenheder. Denne kamp om kongemagten mellem Christian den 2. og Christian den 3. var også en konflikt mellem katolicismen og protestantismen i Danmark.
I 1535 kulminerede krigen ved Øksnebjerg på Fyn, hvor protestanterne sejrede, og mange katolikker mistede livet eller blev taget til fange. Blandt dem var 24 lollandske bønder, der havde kæmpet på den katolske side.
Da Christian den 3. stod som den sejrende hersker, traf han en skæbnesvanger beslutning for de lollandske bønder og deres familier. De blev tvunget til at træffe et uhyggeligt valg: "Bliv halshugget eller flyt til Lyø!". Således blev lollikkerne sendt til Lyø, hvor der ventede masser af uopdyrket landbrugsjord, der skulle arbejdes for hans fortjeneste. De 24 modige familier, der tog den skæbnesvangre beslutning, blev grundlæggerne af øens 24 oprindelige gårde og den charmerende landsby samt gadekæret midt på øen, som vi kender i dag.
Af de 24 gårde ligger 23 af dem stadig på deres oprindelige plads. Vores nutidige beboere nedstammer fra disse modige slægter, der blev tvunget til at flytte til Lyø. Mange mener, at den rebelske stemning, der stadig lever på Lyø, er en arv fra datidens oprørere, der tog det skæbnesvangre valg.
Gennem århundreder var Lyø krongods, indtil 1693, hvor herregården Holstenshuus overtog øen fra Kongehuset. Befolkningen blev fæstebønder under Holstenshuus, og først i 1920’erne blev den sidste frikøbt.
The Count’s Feud
ENGLISH VERSION
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It all starts with a royal decree: "Face execution or move to Lyø!"
Long ago, during the Count's Feud in 1534-36, the island of Lyø was shaped by fateful events. This battle for royal power between Christian II and Christian III was also a conflict between Catholicism and Protestantism in Denmark.
In 1535, the war reached its climax at Øksnebjerg on the island of Fyn, where the Protestants emerged victorious, and many Catholics lost their lives or were taken captive. Among them were 24 farmers from the island of Lolland who had fought on the Catholic side.
When Christian III emerged as the victorious ruler, he made a fateful decision for the Lolland farmers and their families. They were forced to make a harrowing choice: "Face execution or move to Lyø!" And so, the Lollanders were sent to Lyø, where there was plenty of uncultivated farmland waiting to be worked for his benefit. The 24 brave families who made this fateful decision became the founders of the island's 24 original farms and the charming village, complete with the village pond in the center, as we know it today.
Of the 24 farms, 23 of them still stand in their original locations. Our present-day residents are descendants of these courageous families who were compelled to move to Lyø. Many believe that the rebellious spirit that still thrives on Lyø is an inheritance from the rebels of that era who made the fateful choice.
For centuries, Lyø was royal land until 1693 when Holstenshuus Manor took over the island from the Royal Family. The population became tenant farmers under Holstenshuus, and it wasn't until the 1920s that the last of the tenancy agreements were bought out.