Mark's Famous Ancestry

Do you know the name of Denmark's most famous explorer? And no fair answering that if you're related to him. Ludvig Mylius Eriksen (known by his middle name of Mylius) was a famous Danish explorer who bravely navigated previously uncharted areas of Greenland, he also happens to be Mark's great great uncle. There aren't a lot of descendants of Mylius because he died in Greenland without ever having children.
When we arrived in Rinkobing, Mark's aunt Karen met us at the train station and showed us around the town where Mark's mom and the man whose name she carries (Lene Mylius Fleeton) both grew up. Mylius has his own statue and an entire wing of a museum dedicated to his expeditions.
As we toured the museum and read about what he did, I was struck by two things. One, that I was learning about the history that will be part of my children's history. And secondly that perhaps my husband comes by his wandering nature naturally.
I think it is a shame that Mylius is not well known outside of Denmark. In Denmark, he is certainly known, just ask Mark and Jack who got free beers from some toasted Danes who learned of their ancestry. And speaking of.... this most famous of Danish explorers is getting some new recognition. His own beer. That's right, move over Carlsberg and Tuborg, there's a new brew in town: Mylius. There were some family disagreements over whether or not a namesake beer was a good tribute to Mylius. Now that the decision has been made though, I'm hoping it will be a smashing success at least enough to get Mylius some more name recognition outside Denmark. Give my future children's peeps some props please.