Herr Holger

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title: Herr Holger
text: "Herr Holger" or "Rige herr Holgers hjemkomst" is a Swedish and Danish folk ballad revolving around the execution of a corrupt tax collector. The eponymous Sir Holger, a corrupt and greedy tax official, is discovered to have been pocketing money for himself. As a punishment, King Kristian has Holger beheaded. His horse carries his body home; in the Danish variant, Holger is tied to his horse with strips of his own skin; in the Swedish, his severed head is re-attached to his body. After his death
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