The figurative expression 'burying the hatchet' is different in that it did originate as an American Indian tradition. Hatchets were buried by the chiefs of tribes when they came to a peace agreement. Not just a B-movie plot device - hatchets really did get buried.
Hobro [ hoËbÊoËÊ ] is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 11,736 (1 January 2014). The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the former Viking fortress of Fyrkat. It is the seat of Mariagerfjord municipality.
The Danes that occupied this western most peninsula of Denmark are constantly being harassed by the relentless weather of the North Sea. It may have helped to produce a people of extreme hardiness and independence. This is one of the toughest regions of all Denmark. A few miles from Vestervig begins Thy National Park, Denmark's first national park, on the west coast.