It is Harald with the blue tooth who would have decided around 980 to establish his capital there. Forty years later, the city was the seat of a bishopric whose holders were the most powerful men in the country: the most famous of them is of course Absalon, who has gone down in history, among other things for having founded Copenhagen. But the golden age of the city did not survive the transfer of the capital decided by Eric of Pomerania in 1417: the new seat of power was then considered more central since Scania depended on Denmark. Another blow was the Reformation of 1536, which led to the destruction of the city's convents and churches (with the fortunate exception of the cathedral, protected by its status as a royal necropolis). Now a simple town, Roskilde survived somehow, away from history, only regaining a certain prosperity with the arrival of the railroad in 1847. Today, it is the big suburb of Copenhagen, a small and lively city, which welcomes tourists thanks to its cathedral and the Viking ships found in its fjord. But the big deal is the rock festival founded in 1971, the most prestigious in Northern Europe, which has programmed over the years such stars as David Bowie, Bob Dylan, or the mythical Who.

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