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Queen Dagmar, Ribe

Queen Dagmar
- the princess from Bohemia

A much-loved queen
The Czech Princess Drahomira – or “Dagmar” in Danish – married King Valdemar the Conqueror in 1205. Shortly thereafter, the couple came to Ribe where they resided at Riberhus Castle on Slotsbanken. Queen Dagmar was “the people’s queen”. According to legend, she died in 1212 in Ribe while giving birth and is buried in Ringsted.

Following Queen Dagmar’s death, Valdemar the Conqueror married the Portuguese Princess Berengaria, who came to be known amongst the people as “The Evil Bengerd”.

	Queen Dagmar arrived in Ribe by boat, coming ashore on the island of Mandø. The statue of Queen Dagmar on Slotsbanken is the work of Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. It was inspired by the Queen’s arrival in Ribe, and was erected in 1913.

     Every day at 12.00 and 15.00,
     the carillon bells of Ribe
     Cathedral play the folk song
     “Dronning Dagmar Ligger Udi
     Ribe Syg” (Queen Dagmar
     lies in Ribe sick):

     “Queen Dagmar lies in Ribe
     sick, in Ringsted they do
     expect her; all the ladies in
     Denmark she lets bring to her
     side, in Ringsted they lay her
     to rest.”

Queen Dagmar - the princess from Bohemia

Queen Dagmar
- the princess from Bohemia