The exhibition invites the spectator on a trip through the four Scandinavian countries by the ancient post roads; an invitation to look at familiar landscapes in a new perspective and with new understanding of the people who once lived there.


The Scandinavian postal services were established within a short sequence of years in the devastated and depressed 17th century. The routes by which the mail was sent were called post roads. In written sources and in the landscapes traces of these roads still remain; the first nationwide and public communications network in Scandinavia. 

The road across Hallandsåsen was one of the most impassable and difficult roads in Sweden. It was sandy, undulating, and difficult to drive on. Moreover, the impenetrable forests were haunts for all sorts of robber bands.  

Extract

MAIL ROBBERIES
Throughout Scandinavia only few attacks occurred in the 17th century. One was, however, fatal. It happened on the Hallandsåsen (a ridge) in 1664 when a post farmer and his travelling companion were killed.

When the victims were found, the lieutenant had a finger in his mouth which he had bitten off the robber during the struggle. The day after the killing the bailiff was seen wearing a bandage around his hand. He claimed to have fallen on a flight of stairs and hurt his fingers. After that he disappeared from town and was never again found. 
 

CONTENTS
The exhibition contains of 14 banners, which are 2 m long, with texts in Danish and English. The exhibition is delivered on a DVD with all the graphic material ready for printing. It is possible to adjust the size of the wall sheets as well as languages according to requirement.

PRIS
DKK 300

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
Web-udstilling
Book: "Touring Scandinavia on Ancient Post Roads", 266 pages, DKK 160.