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- 1 2 Stodderkongen at kbhsmuseum.podbean.com.
- 1 2 Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, 2nd edn., Vol. XXII, p. 373
- ↑ "Egeskov Marked: Nasseprinsen forfremmet til stodderkonge". www.midtfynsposten.dk (in Danish). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.