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a black and white photo of a bust of a man with a helmet on his head

Nach dem Kampf, translating to After the fight by sculptor Hans Bühler. The exhaustion expressed in the face of the soldier in this sculpture sculpture indicates that it was probably created after 1942, when it was clear Hitler would lose the war. The sculpture was presumably made to capture and display the complete absence of hope each of the soldiers each held while also displaying an unparalleled sense of pride. Comparable to a knight from the middle ages or a viking in the Germanic iron…

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a statue of a man sitting on top of a brick wall

Holger Danske

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Holger Dansk (Holger the Dane). This is Denmark's hero.  He never lost a battle in his life. He was a mercenary for the Franco-Roman court. An excellent warrior. He embodied the rigor and percervierence of the true Viking spirit. When he missed Danmark he walked from France to Danmark and sat to rest.  And there he sits at the Castle Kronborg in Helsingor Danmark, resting. . .  He vowed that he will awaken when Danmark is in trouble.
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