The allure here is scattered Viking remnants and storybook heritage, not cutting-edge Danish design or New Nordic cuisine. The bones of these forts lie buried beneath the city, as do the remains of Denmark’s last Viking king, Canute IV, who was murdered in the city’s St. According to legend, the Viking-era city was home to Odin, the mythological god of wisdom, war, poetry, and magic its ramparts lined riverbanks to defend the city against coastal invaders.
The story of Odense, located on Fyn Island, reads like a twisted Nordic fairy tale.
