Søborg Castle (Danish: Søborg Slot, pronounced[ˈsøˌpɒˀˈslʌt]) is a ruined castle south of Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark. It was one of the strongest castles in Denmark and was also used as a prison. It was inhabited until the Count's Feud in 1535, when it is speculated that it was destroyed. In 1577, the feudal tenant was granted permission to use the ruins as a quarry. [1]
Ruins of Søborg CastleThe ruins of Søborg Castle in the late 19th centuryFloor plan
Traditionally, ArchbishopEskil of Lund is said to have expanded the previous buildings to a real castle with defensive walls and a moat. As Eskil was in close contact with Esrum Abbey, it is considered likely that he lived nearby at Søborgby. Saxo Grammaticus wrote that Eskil had built a castle in the den lethriske mose, but it is unknown whether that is a reference to Søborg. No-one has so far been able to make a clear connection between Eskil and Søborg either by archaeological finds or written sources. Such a connection is therefore a hypothesis only.[5]
In the Middle Ages, the castle was on an island in a fjord with an outlet to the Kattegat by Gilleleje. Later, the fjord became Søborg Sø, which was drained 1872-1896 when a canal was dug to Gilleleje.[6]
Excavationsedit
In 1985, Danish historian Robert Egevang (1939–2008) led an excavation of two trenches to make determine the conditions between the octagon tower and the castle proper. A rampart approximately 11 metres (36 ft) wide is the oldest encirclement of the castle. In the rampart, as well as in the octagon tower which was built at the same time, tiles have been found. The excavations show that the castle proper was erected in the late 13th century, which would make it unlikely that Eskil was the builder, as he died in 1181. The tiles are very unevenly made, evidence of their novelty in Denmark, after having only recently arrived from Lombardy. [7][6]
Referencesedit
^"Søborg Slotsruin". VisitDenmark. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^Hare, Augustus J. C. (2005). Sketches in Holland and Scandinavia. Cosimo, Inc. p. 74. ISBN978-1-59605-343-4.
^"Søborg Slot". Den Store Danske. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^In her thesis "Da Tidernes Herre var nær" ("When the Lords of Time were near") Inge Skovgaard-Petersen has proposed that "den lethriske mose" could be the River Lejre (Lethra). Incidentally, Ledreborg in Lejre was previously spelled "Lethreborg", which is evident from older maps.
^ abEgevang, Robert; Søren Frandsen. "Det ottekantede tårn" (PDF). Arkæologiske udgravninger i Danmark. 1985. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^"Søborg Slot". Nationalmuseet. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
Sourcesedit
Skovgaard-Petersen, Inge, 1987: Da Tidernes Herre var nær. Studier i Saxos historiesyn. Den danske historiske Forening: Copenhagen
Smidt, C.M., 1934: Ærkebiskop Eskils borganlæg på Söborg. Aarböger for nordisk Oldkyndighed
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