Elsinore
Kronborg's English name
Elsinore is the English name for Helsingør, a Danish port city on the northeastern coast of Zealand.
The name is famous as the setting of Shakespeare's *Hamlet*, where the action takes place at the royal castle: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Kronborg Castle, the real fortress at Helsingør, is now a tourist destination partly because of the play's association.
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- castleFortified medieval residence
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
- ghostApparition of the dead
- ClaudiusFourth Roman emperor
Gertrude · Ophelia · Horatio · battlements · tragedy · revenge · soliloquy · prince
Danish island, largest
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
- ØresundScandinavian strait
- straitConstricted marine passage
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
Sweden · Baltic · Scandinavian · Danish · harbour · port · medieval · Nordic
Fortified medieval residence
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
towers · fortification · moat · bastions · maritime · toll · Erik · Christian
Carrying out a task
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- productionMaking or generating something
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- summerYear's warmest season
outdoor · actors · drama · troupe · interpretation · audience · repertory · adaptation
Hamlet
Danish prince's revenge tragedy
- castleFortified medieval residence
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
- ghostApparition of the dead
Claudius · Gertrude · Ophelia · Horatio · battlements · tragedy · revenge · soliloquy · prince · ramparts
Zealand
Danish island, largest
- DenmarkScandinavian constitutional monarchy
- ØresundScandinavian strait
- straitConstricted marine passage
ferry · Sweden · Baltic · Scandinavian · Danish · harbour · port · medieval · Nordic · Copenhagen
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
ramparts · towers · fortification · moat · bastions · maritime · toll · Erik · Christian · royal
performance
Carrying out a task
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- productionMaking or generating something
- festivalOrganized public celebration
summer · outdoor · actors · drama · troupe · interpretation · audience · repertory · adaptation · Branagh
- castleskeep, moat, drawbridge, dungeon, turret
- Danish PlacesCopenhagen, Jutland, Zealand
- HamletHamlet, Claudius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Polonius
- Nordic CitiesOslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Reykjavik
- Shakespeare PlacesVerona, Venice, Denmark, Illyria, Belmont
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland