Mindestenen
DANSK TEKST
Velkommen til Mindestenen, som er rejst som minde for skelsættende begivenheder for vores Ø, nemlig tilfangetagelsen af Valdemar Sejr og Genforeningen.
De to historier symboliserer samtidig glæden ved Genforeningen i 1920, da Sønderjylland havde stor betydning for Lyø.
Men også det mørkeste - og måske mest berømte - kapitel i øens fortid: Tilfangetagelsen af Valdemar Sejr, Danmarks konge.
I 1223 var Valdemar Sejr konge af Danmark, og han var kendt for sin snuhed og militære sejre, der havde udvidet det danske rige ved at erobre flere nordtyske provinser og inkorporere dem i kongeriget.
På dette tidspunkt var Lyø ubeboet og næsten fuldstændigt dækket af skov og rig på dyreliv. Kongen nød at jage, og Lyø var et af hans foretrukne jagtområder.
På en skæbnesvanger jagtudflugt inviterede Valdemar Sejr den tyske Grev Henrik af Schwerin med. Men de to var ikke så gode venner, som kongen troede. Efter at have nydt godt af mad og drikke efter jagten, overfaldt Henrik og hans mænd Valdemar Sejr og tog både kongen og hans søn til fange.
Kongen og hans søn blev ført til Tyskland, hvor de blev holdt fængslet i tre år, inden de endelig blev frigivet og kunne vende tilbage til Danmark.
Frigivelsen af kongen og hans søn krævede en betydelig indsats, både økonomisk og materielt, og Danmark måtte også afgive de erobrede tyske områder. Dette resulterede i en betydelig reduktion af kongerigets territorium, som en konsekvens af Valdemar Sejrs oplevelse på Lyø.
Valdemar Sejr regerede indtil sin død i 1241 og blev husket som en betydningsfuld og dygtig konge i Danmarks historie. Hans tilfangetagelse på Lyø er blevet et berømt kapitel i den danske historie og minder os om både kongens sejre og hans udfordringer.
The Memorial Stone
ENGLISH VERSION
Welcome to the Memorial Stone, erected in memory of pivotal events in our island's history: the capture of Valdemar the Great and the Reunification.
These two stories also symbolize the joy of the Reunification in 1920, a time when Southern Jutland held great significance for Lyø.
But they also represent one of the darkest and perhaps most famous chapters in the island's past: the capture of Valdemar the Great, the King of Denmark.
In 1223, Valdemar the Great ruled Denmark and was known for his cunning and military victories, which had expanded the Danish realm by conquering several North German provinces and incorporating them into the kingdom.
At that time, Lyø was uninhabited and almost entirely covered in forest, teeming with wildlife. The king enjoyed hunting, and Lyø was one of his favorite hunting grounds.
During a fateful hunting excursion, Valdemar the Great invited the German Count Heinrich of Schwerin. However, their friendship was not as strong as the king believed. After partaking in food and drink following the hunt, Heinrich and his men ambushed Valdemar the Great and captured both the king and his son.
The king and his son were taken to Germany, where they were imprisoned for three years before finally being released and able to return to Denmark.
The release of the king and his son required a substantial effort, both financially and materially. Denmark also had to relinquish the conquered German territories. This resulted in a significant reduction of the kingdom's territory, all stemming from Valdemar the Great's experience on Lyø.
Valdemar the Great ruled until his death in 1241 and was remembered as an influential and skilled king in Denmark's history. His capture on Lyø has become a famous chapter in Danish history, reminding us of both the king's victories and his challenges.