A novel blush wine has been baptized at the Danish Rose Festival ( Rosenfestival ) , that is annually held in Bogense , on Funen , in the first weekend of August . The theme for this yr ’s festival was Nordic mythology and the guest of honour was Danish designer and Viking Jim Lyngvild . Here he named his own rose ‘ Jim the Viking ’ - a blush wine of Danish rose breeder Rosa Eskelund of Roses Forever that has already gain a laurel wreath for its health and many wild-eyed flush .
Around 20,000 multitude showed up at the festival in Denmark to be a part of the celebrations . Before disclose the rose , Jim Lyngvild opened the fete together with Mayor Morten Andersen of Bogense .
Jim Lyngvild and Rosa Eskelund at the ” knee joint setting ” of ’ Jim the Viking ’ ( photo : Ole Thrane )
A rise for Jim LyngvildJim Lyngvild is a famous Danish manner designer , writer , fashion commentator , and Viking . He live on on Funen in his ego - design fortress “ Ravnsborg ” .
Jim Lyngvild himself has been in the garden of stock breeder Rosa Eskelund on Funen , Denmark and seen the many beautiful roses before he prefer his own rose . “ My rose should be solid , wild , and natural , ” says Jim Lyngvild and the arise select in the final stage was all three . " ‘ Jim the Viking ’ is a instinctive rose . It is both graceful and beautiful , but also a strong and healthy rose " , read Eskelund .
’ Jim the Viking ’
Naming of the roseThe naming of Jim Lyngvild ’s uprise was in true spirit with the Rosenfestival ’s Nordic mythology theme . The rose was “ genu sat ” while the rose breeder , Rosa Eskelund , was telling about the Modern pink wine . The designation was performed with a transcript of the gold horn , which was fill with mead – like a reliable Viking .
The ” knee setting”"“Knee setting ” , after the old Norse knésetja ‘ to sit on one ’s human knee ’ , is a ritual from the old North , where one would seat a child on your right human knee hereby acknowledging it as your own " , explains Rosa . " This would take place when the Vikings came home after expeditions where children had been conduct in the meantime . There are no ritual text edition that hold out the passage of meter but it is believe that there would be water pour over the kid and naming together with the “ knee setting ” – just like we know from today ’s baptism . "
Several thousand people point up to see Jim Lyngvild and his rose that was named ‘ Jim the Viking ’ ( photo : Ole Thrane )
Jim ’s roseThe rose is a shrub floribunda rose . " It is suitable as solitary or as a light odoriferous hedging . Moreover , the rose is beneficial for the bees , as the rose open it is potential to see the centre of the flower and bee love this as it is easier for them to get to the pollen . "
IFTF VijfhuizenCurious about Jim the Viking ’ ? In January , at the IPM Essen in Essen , Germany , it will be presented at the Roses forever and a day booth . But before , Roses Forever will show all their raft rose ( Infinity , Roses perpetually ) , cut roses and new weed roses variety for 2020 at theIFTFin Vijfhuizen , the Netherlands , which will be deem from November 6 - 8 , 2019 ( at booth B2.42 ) .
For more informationRoses ForeverRosa EskelundEmail:[email protected]www.roses - forever.com
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