The locale also inspired him for The ´Fishermen, a singspiele remembered for Kong Christian stod ved højen mast, the Danish royal anthem.

Aron David, who owned it from 1821 to 1868, merged it with the adjoining properties Rungstedgaard, Sømandshvile og Folehavegaard.

[2] In 1879 the estate was purchased by Wilhelm Dinesen, father of Karen Blixen, and after his marriage to Ingeborg Westenholz in 1881 they took up residence there.

In 1958 Karen Blixen and her siblings founded the Rungstedlund Foundation which was to own and manage the estate after her death.

Karen Blixen's home has been preserved largely unchanged with its original furniture, decor and book.