Ukendt Sømand - Sønderho Kirkegård - Fanø, Danmark
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N 55° 20.991 E 008° 28.010
32U E 466191 N 6133852
Ukendt sømand, fundet på stranden, og begravet på Sønderho Kirkegård.
Waymark Code: WM161T0
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 04/15/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Ukendt sømand, fundet på stranden, og begravet på Sønderho Kirkegård. Ifølge gamle kirkebøger er han fundet i 1904. I første omgang blev der rest et trækors, men da det efterhånden var gået i forfald, blev der i stedet sat en gravsten med følgende tekst:

Vi kender ej dit navn, din stand
og hvor du havde fædreland.
Hvor er din slægt, hvor er din ven,
kun bølgen førte dig herhen,
du fandt ej fred i storm og hav.
nu i Guds havn du finder grav
nu hviler du i stille ro
på kirkegård i Sønderho.

Vi værner om dit hvilested
og ønsker dig al Himlens fred
thi også vi har grave
bag stormomsuste have.

Graven er blevet passet med blomster af kvinderne på Fanø. Fanø har gennem tiden været hjemsted for søfarende og flere af øens kvinder har derfor selv mistet en far/ægtemand/søn til havet.




Unknown sailor, found on the beach, and buried at Sønderho Cemetery. According to old church records, he was found in 1904. Initially, a wooden cross was erected, but as it had gradually fallen into disrepair, a tombstone was placed instead with the following text:

We do not know your name, your stand
and where you had fatherland.
Where is your family, where is your friend,
only the wave led you here,
you did not find peace in storm and sea.
now in the harbor of God you find grave
now you rest in quiet peace
at the cemetery in Sønderho.

We cherish your resting place
and wish you all the Peace of Heaven
for we also have graves
behind stormy oceans.

The grave has been cared for with flowers by the women on Fanø. Fanø has over time been home to seafarers and several of the island's women have therefore lost a father / husband / son to the sea.




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Burial Location: Sønderho kirkegård

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