Tucked away among the dusty rafters beneath the castle spire is a wooden doll that has a hold on Egeskov Castle and its occupants. No one knows to whom the doll belonged, or how it came to be left in the dark attic of the imposing 16th-century castle. The dust-covered figure is the size of a small child and has been left, as if asleep, on a cushion. Egeskov Castle is one of 123 manor houses and castles on the Danish island of Funen (Fyn). Built in the middle of…
