14 true tales from the people who tend to one of the world’s most famous castles. 14 dramatized tales of destiny from the last 600 years of Danish history. In total: 28 tales of Kronborg Castle – the home of Shakespeare’s mad prince Hamlet and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The bricklayer who faced death and daily sends a loving thought to the people he lost. The queen who found herself in prison while her lover was executed. The event planner who survived a plane crash and found joy in the smaller things in life. The slave who chose death over a lifetime of toiling on the castle grounds.

Meet these destinies and many more from Kron­borg’s present and past. These photos and stories offer an insight into Scandinavian history as it´s never been shown before, told by the people working the floor rather than the royalty decorating the walls.