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title: "A king on a white horse, and a mystifying vision"
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description: "She was a seamstress and a fortune teller. Franziska Enger, the illegitimate daughter of a forest hunter, called \"Jomfru Fanny\" (Maiden Fanny) was a contemporary \"media star\" in her time, because newspapers had reported on her visions. Early in the 19th century she  redicted that in the year 1870 there would be a battle, and Denmark would reconquer the lost parts of its empire. Also, the king would  ride on a white horse\". And so it happened. Although she had missed the date, in July 1920 King Christian X triumphantly crossed the border into “reunited” North Schleswig. Purposely, he had chosen a white horse. Some said, he even had the horse painted white in order to match the prophecy.However, this has been refuted.   By the way: the sewing kit of \"Jomfru Fanny\" is on display in Aabenraa’s cultural history museum(Museum Sønderjylland)."
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She was a seamstress and a fortune teller. Franziska Enger, the illegitimate daughter of a forest hunter, called *"Jomfru Fanny*" (Maiden Fanny) was a contemporary "media star" in her time, because newspapers had reported on her visions. Early in the 19th century she redicted that in the year 1870 there would be a battle, and Denmark would reconquer the lost parts of its empire. Also, the king would ride on a white horse". And so it happened. Although she had missed the date, in July 1920 King Christian X triumphantly crossed the border into “reunited” North Schleswig. Purposely, he had chosen a white horse. Some said, he even had the horse painted white in order to match the prophecy.
However, this has been refuted. 
 
By the way: the sewing kit of "Jomfru Fanny" is on display in Aabenraa’s cultural history museum
(Museum Sønderjylland).