Glimmingehus is a medieval era castle located at Simrishamn Municipality, Scania in southern Sweden. It is the best preserved medievalstronghold in Scandinavia. It was built 1499–1506, during an era when Scania formed a vital part of Denmark, and contains many defensive arrangements of the era, such as parapets, false doors and dead-end corridors, 'murder-holes' for pouring boiling pitch over the attackers, moats, drawbridges and various other forms of death traps to surprise trespassers and protect the nobles against peasant uprisings. The lower part of the castle's stone walls are 2.4 meters (94 inches) thick and the upper part 1.8 meters (71 inches).[1]
Construction was started in 1499 by the Danish knight Jens Holgersen Ulfstand and stone-cutter-mason and architect Adam van Düren, a North German master who also worked on Lund Cathedral. Construction was completed in 1506.[2][3]
At the time of Ulfstand, the estate as whole was referred to as Stora Glimminge. (Swedish for "Grand Glimminge").[4] This was a way for Ulfstand to signify its status in the surrounding area of Glimminge.
aerial view of Glimmingehus (September 2018)
The artwork placed over the castle entrance by Jens Holgersen Ulfstand commemorate the foundation-laying year as 1499.[5] Ulfstand was a councillor, nobleman and admiral serving under King John I of Denmark and many objects have been uncovered during archeological excavations that demonstrate the extravagant lifestyle of the knight's family at Glimmingehus up until Ulfstand's death in 1523. Some of the most expensive objects for sale in Europe during this period, such as Venetian glass, painted glass from the Rhine district and Spanish ceramics, have been found here.[6]
Evidence of the family's wealth can also be seen inside the stone fortress, where everyday comforts for the knight's family included hot air channels in the walls and bench seats in the window recesses. Although considered comfortable for its period, it has also been argued that Glimmingehus was an expression of "Knighthood nostalgia" and not considered opulent or progressive enough even to the knight's contemporaries and especially not to later generations of the Scanian nobility.[5] Glimmingehus is thought to have served as a residential castle for only a few generations before being transformed into a storage facility for grain.
An order from King Charles XI to the administrators of the Swedish dominion of Scania in 1676 to demolish the castle, in order to ensure that it would not fall into the hands of the Danish king during the Scanian War, could not be executed. A first attempt, in which 20 Scanian farmers were ordered to assist, proved unsuccessful. An additional force of 130 men were sent to Glimmingehus to execute the order in a second attempt. However, before they could carry out the order, a Danish-Dutch naval division arrived in Ystad, and the Swedes had to abandon the demolition attempts.[1]
Modern usageedit
Throughout the 18th century the castle was used as deposit for agricultural produce and in 1924 it was donated to the Swedish state. During the years 1935–38, an extensive restoration and excavation project was carried out. Today it is administered by the Swedish National Heritage Board (Swedish: Riksantikvarieämbetet). On site there is a museum, medieval kitchen, shop and restaurant and coffee house. During summer time there are several guided tours daily. In local folklore, the castle is described as haunted by multiple ghosts and the tradition of story telling inspired by the castle is continued in the summer events at the castle called "Bizarre stories and terrifying tales". [6][7]
Galleryedit
Interior
Heavy vaults in lower part
Stone artwork of Jens Holgersen Ulfstand in Glimmingehus
Interior door at Glimmingehus.
Entrance
Referencesedit
^ abÅkesson, Sylve. "Skånska slott och herresäten:Glimmingehus" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-01-22.
^"Ulfstand, Jens Holgersen". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^"Adam Düren, van". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^Lind, Sara (2007). ""Jens Holgerß af Glimynge" - Om en borgbyggares intentioner". www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lup/publication/1321235. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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Glimmingehus is a medieval era castle located at Simrishamn Municipality Scania in southern Sweden It is the best preserved medieval stronghold in Scandinavia It was built 1499 1506 during an era when Scania formed a vital part of Denmark and contains many defensive arrangements of the era such as parapets false doors and dead end corridors murder holes for pouring boiling pitch over the attackers moats drawbridges and various other forms of death traps to surprise trespassers and protect the nobles against peasant uprisings The lower part of the castle s stone walls are 2 4 meters 94 inches thick and the upper part 1 8 meters 71 inches 1 GlimmingehusSimrishamn MunicipalityGlimmingehusGlimmingehusShow map of SkaneGlimmingehusShow map of SwedenCoordinates55 30 04 N 14 13 52 E 55 501111 N 14 231111 E 55 501111 14 231111TypeStrongholdSite informationOwnerSwedish National Heritage BoardOpen tothe publicYesSite historyBuilt1499 1499 Glimmingehus entrance of the castle Contents 1 History 2 Modern usage 3 Gallery 4 References 5 Other sources 6 External linksHistory editConstruction was started in 1499 by the Danish knight Jens Holgersen Ulfstand and stone cutter mason and architect Adam van Duren a North German master who also worked on Lund Cathedral Construction was completed in 1506 2 3 At the time of Ulfstand the estate as whole was referred to as Stora Glimminge Swedish for Grand Glimminge 4 This was a way for Ulfstand to signify its status in the surrounding area of Glimminge nbsp aerial view of Glimmingehus September 2018 The artwork placed over the castle entrance by Jens Holgersen Ulfstand commemorate the foundation laying year as 1499 5 Ulfstand was a councillor nobleman and admiral serving under King John I of Denmark and many objects have been uncovered during archeological excavations that demonstrate the extravagant lifestyle of the knight s family at Glimmingehus up until Ulfstand s death in 1523 Some of the most expensive objects for sale in Europe during this period such as Venetian glass painted glass from the Rhine district and Spanish ceramics have been found here 6 Evidence of the family s wealth can also be seen inside the stone fortress where everyday comforts for the knight s family included hot air channels in the walls and bench seats in the window recesses Although considered comfortable for its period it has also been argued that Glimmingehus was an expression of Knighthood nostalgia and not considered opulent or progressive enough even to the knight s contemporaries and especially not to later generations of the Scanian nobility 5 Glimmingehus is thought to have served as a residential castle for only a few generations before being transformed into a storage facility for grain An order from King Charles XI to the administrators of the Swedish dominion of Scania in 1676 to demolish the castle in order to ensure that it would not fall into the hands of the Danish king during the Scanian War could not be executed A first attempt in which 20 Scanian farmers were ordered to assist proved unsuccessful An additional force of 130 men were sent to Glimmingehus to execute the order in a second attempt However before they could carry out the order a Danish Dutch naval division arrived in Ystad and the Swedes had to abandon the demolition attempts 1 Modern usage editThroughout the 18th century the castle was used as deposit for agricultural produce and in 1924 it was donated to the Swedish state During the years 1935 38 an extensive restoration and excavation project was carried out Today it is administered by the Swedish National Heritage Board Swedish Riksantikvarieambetet On site there is a museum medieval kitchen shop and restaurant and coffee house During summer time there are several guided tours daily In local folklore the castle is described as haunted by multiple ghosts and the tradition of story telling inspired by the castle is continued in the summer events at the castle called Bizarre stories and terrifying tales 6 7 Gallery edit nbsp Interior nbsp Heavy vaults in lower part nbsp Stone artwork of Jens Holgersen Ulfstand in Glimmingehus nbsp Interior door at Glimmingehus nbsp EntranceReferences edit a b Akesson Sylve Skanska slott och herresaten Glimmingehus in Swedish Retrieved 2009 01 22 Ulfstand Jens Holgersen Dansk biografisk Lexikon Retrieved December 1 2019 Adam Duren van Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved December 1 2019 Lind Sara 2007 Jens Holgerss af Glimynge Om en borgbyggares intentioner www lunduniversity lu se lup publication 1321235 Retrieved October 6 2023 a b History of the Fortress Swedish National Heritage Board Archived from the original on 2009 08 17 Retrieved 2009 01 22 a b Glimmingehus Skane com Retrieved 2009 01 22 Bisarra berattelser och hiskeliga historier hemerokallis Retrieved December 1 2019 Other sources editOdman von Anders 1997 Glimmingehus Stockholm Riksantikvarieambetet ISBN 978 9172090644External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glimmingehus Glimmingehus The Medieval Manor at the Swedish National Heritage Board Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glimmingehus amp oldid 1191851706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
