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To Be or Not to Be in Elsinore: A Day in Helsingør
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To Be or Not to Be in Elsinore: A Day in Helsingør

Jul 14, 2026 11 min read

Hamlet’s castle, a brilliant royal tax, two queens and the grave of a man who never existed - “Gentlemen, you are welcome to Elsinore!” London, Rome and Paris sell themselves. Helsingør needs a story. Fortunately, it has one of the most famous stories ever written. Shakespeare placed Hamlet in Elsinore, the English name for the Danish town of Hel