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There are two sites in Denmark presented as Hamlet's Grave (''Hamlets Grav''), the burial site of Amleth (''Amlethus, Amlodi, Amblett''), the Jutish chieftain of historical legend on whom Hamlet, the hero of Shakespeare's tragedy was based; one is in the grounds of Marienlyst Castle in Helsingør, the other is a Bronze Age tumulus in Ammelhede, Randers Municipality, Jutland.〔A third site given the name ''Hamlets Grav'' (although it is not marketed as "Hamlet's grave" to tourists) is a Neolithic structure (c. 4th millennium BC), consisting of a long barrow with standing stones, in Odsherred Municipality, Sjælland ().(visitodsherred.dk )〕 ==Marienlyst== In Helsingør, tradition since at least the late 18th century located "Hamlet's grave" just north of what is now Højstrup halt. Touristic interest in visiting Hamlet's Grave arose in the 1850s. By that time, a stone obelisk marked Hamlet's Grave in the park of Marienlyst Castle (), on an old fortification on the crest of a hill.〔("Hamlet's Grave, Elsinore" ) ''Frank Leslie's New York Journal of Romance, General Literature, Science and Art'', July 1856. "Hamlet's grave is marked by a single stone obelisk, evidently of very early date; it is surrounded by tables and chairs, where citizens from Copenhagen consume beer and coffee and defile with their heeltaps the sepulchre of a king."〕 According to Jacob Riis, there were two stone obelisks erected (subsequently) at the spot, which were both eventually carried away by relic-seekers. Therefore, in 1879, J.S. Nathanson, who rented Marienlyst castle and operated a luxury hotel there from 1859 to 1896, marked Hamlet's grave with a large heap of stones. He would re-supply the stones regularly as they were carried away as relics by tourists. Nathanson's display of Hamlet's grave for the benefit of "the credulous and sentimental" and the aggressive use of the name of Hamlet in the advertisement of Hotel Marienlyst was much criticized at the time.〔Elise Lathrop, ''Where Shakespeare Set His Stage'' (1906), (p. 168 ).)〕 A granite stone shaped like a sarcophagus was erected on the site in 1926, on the occasion of Helsingør's 500-years anniversary. The relief on the stone was designed by Einar Utzon-Frank. At this point, no pretense was made to the effect that the site was in any way the historical burial-place of Hamlet. Postcards of the period identify the monument as ''Hamlets mindesten'' ("Hamlet's memorial stone").〔("Hamlets mindesten" (helsingorleksikon.dk) )〕 At a later time, a bronze plaque was added to the stone reading :''Einar Utzon-Frank, Hamlets Mindegrav, på Sarkofagen Symboler for mandlig Styrke og Jomfruelighed, 1926'' :"Einar Utzon-Frank, Hamlet's memorial grave, on the sarcophagus symbols of virile strength and of virginity, 1926" This refers to the design of Utzon-Frank's relief, showing a lion-like creature on one side (for Hamlet) and a unicorn on the other (for Ophelia).〔Lars Bjørn Madsen, ''Monumenternes Helsingør'' (1997), 12–14. (helsingorleksikon.dk ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hamlet's Grave」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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