Skævinge is a town with a population of 2,859 and a former municipality in Hillerød municipality in Capital Region of Denmark in the northern part of the island of Sealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The former Skævinge municipality covered an area of 68 km², and had a total population of 6,046 (2005).
Skævinge Church
Ogier the Dane (left) on a church mural from the 16th century in Skævinge, Denmark
Ogier the Dane is a legendary paladin of Charlemagne who appears in many Old French chansons de geste. In particular, he features as the protagonist in La Chevalerie Ogier, which belongs to the Geste de Doon de Mayence. The first part of this epic, the enfance[s] of Ogier, is marked by his duel against a Saracen from whom he obtains the sword Cortain, followed by victory over another Saracen opponent from whom he wins the horse Broiefort. In subsequent parts, Ogier turns into a rebel with cause, seeking refuge with the King of Lombardy and warring with Charlemagne for many years, until he is eventually reconciled when a dire need for him emerges after another Saracen incursion.
Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan's statue of Holger Danske in the casemates at castle Kronborg
Othgerius/Ogier is one of two reclining tomb effigies on the sarcophagus at center.
Ogier head
Prince Charlot kills Ogier's son over chess. Based on the painting in MS. A, BnF fr. 24403
