Borre

Borre may refer to:

• Borre, a former municipality and village in Norway
• The Borre mound cemetery
• Borre, a commune of the Nord département in France
• Borre, Denmark, a village on the Danish island of Møn
• Borre Golfbane, a golf course in Norway
• A placename “borrenakken” in Vaalse county, on the Northern part of the Island of Falster, south of Zealand, Denmark.
• Borre style, a Scandinavian animal style which is named after a boat grave in Borre, Norway
• Anthony Vanden Borre, a Belgian footballer currently playing at ACF Fiorentina.
• Martin Borre, a Danish professional footballer

To one or possibly both of the placenames in Denmark folklore identifies the Odin Hunt (Wild Hunt) of the Valdemar Kings of Denmark. The kings had their main game preserves on the island of Zealand to the southern islands. The proverb of the kings hunting from “Burre to Gurre” refers to the hunt from Gurre castle, northern Zealand to the southern islands. Thus the kings may well have acted out the ritual Odin hunt as an actual hunt commencing 23 December. Artifacts, including coins, dating from King Valdemar I., King [Valdemar II. of Denmark] and King Abel were found at ”Borrenakken” in 1878.

See also

• Børre