Dansk
Grejs klipper består af frådsten, og er de eneste synlige af
slagsen i Danmark. Frådsten blev i den tidlige middelalder i stor
grad anvendt som byggematriale til kirker, bl.a. den første kirke i
Grejs, som blev bygget i 1100-tallet. Før i tiden var der store
forekomster af frådsten i Grejsdalen, men I dag er der ikke meget
tilbage af klipperne.
Et sagn fortæller, at man ved
nattetid kan se syv lygtemænd bevæge sig i cirkler omkring
klippen og lyse over en kiste med gulddukater, som skulle være
skjult i klippehulerne. Måske har der været noget om
snakken, for i 1890 fandt en lille pige en svensk sølvmønt ved
et kildevæld i nærheden og senere fandt nogle
skovarbejdere 16 svenske sølvmønter fra det 17.
århundrede næsten samme sted. Men selv om områdets børn gennem
årene har gennemsøgt klipperne godt og grundigt, er
skatten aldrig blevet fundet.
Lygtemænd er, ifølge overleveringerne, en slags ondsindede
ånder, der forsøger at lokke folk i uføre og får dem til at fare
vildt. Lygtemændende ses som flaksende lys eller flammer, der
nærmest ligner flyvende lygter.
Følgende citat er fra Fra Evald Tang Kristensens samlinger
(flere fortællinger om lygtemænd kan ses her):
"Min Fader hed Mads Madsen og boede ude i Grejs
Vestermark. En Nat kommer han inde fra Byen af og vil gaa
hjem, og da ser han det er helt rødglødende inde i Skoven. Han
bliver halvt forstyrret over det Syn, men gaar da videre. Da
kommer der 7 Lygtemænd fra en anden Mands Mark tværs over Vejen, og
de forfølger ham, indtil de kommer over en anden Mark. Saa gaar de
4 ud, og da han kommer over paa hans egen Mark, gaar de 2 ud, saa
nu var der kun 1 tilbage. Den følger ham helt hen til Huset, og der
bliver den standende. Da tænker han: "Det maa da være en
rigtig Lygtemand," og saa gik den ogsaa ud. Nu var han vild og
kunde ikke hitte ind, han stod endda ved Enden af Huset. Han gik
runden om Huset og kunde ikke finde Døren, men endelig fandt han da
Vinduet og kaldte paa min Moder, hun skulde komme og lukke ham ind.
Han kommer saa ind, men er bleven helt forstyrret over at se de
Lygtemænd.
I den Knude, hvor han først saa' dem, siges der for Resten at være,
begravet en Krigskasse. Den er tæt til højre for den nye Vej, som
siden er bleven anlagt fra Grejs og ned til Grejs Mølle.
Jørgen Madsen, Grejs."
Når du forsøger at finde denne skat, så
kravl IKKE ind i/under klipperne!!!
(Der er ingen skat der.)
Og hvis det er mørkt, så tag dig i agt for lygtemændende! Hvis du
skulle møde dem, skulle det efter sigende være et godt middel mod
dem at vende vrangen ud på sin hue (eller andet tøj)...
English
Grejs rocks consist of limestone, and are the only visible of
its kind in Denmark. In the early Middle Ages limestone was used as
building material for churches, among others the first church in
Grejs, which was build in the 12th century. There used to be great
occurence of limestone in Grejsdalen, but today there is not much
left of the rocks.
A legend tells, that you in
night time can see seven will-o'-the-wisps circling around the
rocks illuminating a treasure chest with gold ducats which was
told to be hidden in the rock caves. Maybe the legend is
true because in 1890 a little girl found a Swedish silver coin
at a spring nearby the place. At almost the same spot
some woodsmen later on found 16 Swedish silver coins from
the 17th century. But even though the children from
the area have been searching thoroughly throughout the years,
the treasure chest was never found.
According to the traditions, will-o'-the-wisps are evil minded
spirits, who try tempt people to go astray and make them get
lost. Will-o'-the-wisps look like flickering light or
flames, like flying lanterns.
This quotation is from Evald Tang Kristensen's
collections:
"My father was called Mads Madsen and lived in Grejs
Vestermark. One night when he comes from the town and will
walk to his home, he sees a red glow from the forest. The
sight disturbs him but he continues to walk. Then seven
will-o'-the-wisps come along from another man's
field, across the road, and they follow him, untill they
reach another field. Then the four of them go out, and when he
reaches his own field two of them go out. So now there is only
one left. It follows him all the way to his house, and there it
stays. Then he thinks by himself: "This must be a true
will-o'-the-wisp", and then it went out too. Now he was wild and
couldn't find his way into the house, even though he stood right at
the house end. He circled around the house unable to find the door.
But finally he found the window and called for my
mother. She should let him into the house. Then he gets
inside but has become totally disturbed by watching those
will-o'-the-wisps.
In the knot where he first saw them, it is, by the way, told that a
chest is buried. It is to the right of the new road which later on
was established from Grejs and down to Grejs Mill.
Jørgen Madsen, Grejs."
When you try to find this treasure then do
not crawl into/under the rocks!!! (There is no treasure in
there.)
And if it is dark, beware of the will-o-the-wisps! If you
happen to meet them, a good remedy against them is to turn one's
cap (or other clothes) inside out...