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The Cursed Candleholder of Ribe Cathedral
The Cursed Candleholder of Ribe Cathedral
Written By Mister Gu on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 | 2:56 AM
The cathedral in Ribe is perhaps the most impressive church in the country. Quite fitting one would say, for one of the oldest towns in Denmark. The cathedral is a strange mixture of heavy square towers and slim spires, and the surrounding town is absolutely steeped in legend. Also there is a cursed candleholder inside the Ribe Cathedral. The first stone cathedral was begun by Bishop Thur in