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[[File:Nyborg-Palace.jpg|thumb|Nyborg Castle]]
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'''Nyborg Slot''' is a restored medieval castle in [[Nyborg]] on the Danish island of [[Funen]]. The castle figures prominently in Danish history. It one of the country's oldest royal castles where King [[Eric V of Denmark|Erik Klipping]] signed Denmark's first constitution in 1282.
'''Nyborg Slot''' is a restored medieval [[castle]] in [[Nyborg]] on the Danish island of [[Funen]]. The castle figures prominently in Danish history. It was here that [[Eric V of Denmark|King Eric V Klipping]] signed Denmark's first constitution in 1282. The castle was also the venue for the [[Danehof]], the country's first parliament. The castle is operated as a part of Østfyns Museum (''Østfyns Museer'') which also includes Borgmestergården in Mads Lerches Gård.
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nyborgslot.dk/om-museet/|title= Museets historie|publisher= Østfyns Museer|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Established around 1170, the moated castle was originally square-shaped with corner towers connected by a [[curtain wall]]. A residential building (palatium) was constructed next to the west wall in the mid-13th century while a strong defensive tower was built on the east wall. Until 1413, the palatium was the main venue for the [[Danehof]] or medieval parliament. [[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]], who frequently stayed in the building, created a new banqueting hall and a tower in the 1540s. Under [[Christian IV of Denmark|Christian IV]], additional work was performed by the Italian architect [[Domenicus Badiaz]] in 1607 when the main tower (''Knudstårnet'') received a spire similar to that of Copenhagen's [[Blåtårn]].<ref name="Sommer2009">{{cite book|last=Sommer|first=Anne-Louise|title=Den danske arkitektur|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kRwjOggRbRsC&pg=PA99|year=2009|publisher=Gyldendal A/S|isbn=978-87-02-05401-9|pages=99–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=8316&wsektion=alle|title=Domenicus Badiaz|publisher=Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon |accessdate=21 June 2014 |language=Danish}}</ref> The castle was seriously damaged during the [[Dano-Swedish War (1657–58)]]. Thereafter, most of the buildings were torn down, the stone being used from 1722 for the construction of [[Odense Castle]].<ref name="Sommer2009"/> The buildings still standing were used to store grain or gunpowder. The castle was restored from 1917 to 1923 by [[Mogens Clemmensen]]. It then became a museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_historie/%C3%98vrige_danske_byers_og_omr%C3%A5ders_historie/Nyborg_Slot|title=Nyborg Slot|publisher=''Den Store Danske''|accessdate=20 June 2014 |language=Danish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyborgslot.dk/udforsk/slottets-historie/|title=Slottets histories|publisher=Nyborg Slot|accessdate=20 June 2014 |language=Danish}}</ref>
Established around 1170, the [[moat]]ed castle was originally square-shaped with corner towers connected by a [[Curtain wall (fortification)|curtain wall]]. A residential building (''palatium'') was constructed next to the west wall in the mid-13th century and a strong defensive tower was built on the east wall. It was here that King Eric V signed Denmark's first constitution in 1282.<ref name="PorterPrince2011">{{cite book|last1=Porter|first1=Darwin|last2=Prince|first2=Danforth|last3=Norum|first3=Roger|title=Frommer's Scandinavia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NEcXtIx2ZPEC&pg=PT137|date=15 June 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-09023-7|pages=137–}}</ref> Until 1413, the palatium was the main venue for the [[Danehof]] or medieval parliament.


[[Christian III of Denmark|King Christian III]], <ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Christian III. | volume= 6 |last= Bain |first= Robert Nisbet |author-link= Robert Nisbet Bain| page = 276 |short= 1}}</ref> who frequently stayed in the building, created a new banqueting hall and a tower in the 1540s. Under [[Christian IV of Denmark|King Christian IV]], <ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Christian IV. | volume= 6 |last= Bain |first= Robert Nisbet |author-link= Robert Nisbet Bain| pages = 276&ndash;277 |short= 1}}</ref> additional work was performed by the Italian architect [[Domenicus Badiaz]] in 1607, when the main tower (''Knudstårnet'') received a spire similar to that of Copenhagen's [[Blåtårn]].<ref name="Sommer2009">{{cite book|last=Sommer|first=Anne-Louise|title=Den danske arkitektur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kRwjOggRbRsC&pg=PA99|year=2009|publisher=Gyldendal A/S|isbn=978-87-02-05401-9|pages=99–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=8316&wsektion=alle|title=Domenicus Badiaz|publisher=Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon |access-date=21 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref> The castle was seriously damaged during the [[Dano-Swedish War (1657–58)]]. Thereafter, most of the buildings were torn down, the stone being used from 1722 for the construction of [[Odense Palace]].<ref name="Sommer2009"/> The buildings still standing were used to store grain or gunpowder. The castle was restored from 1917 to 1923 by [[Mogens Clemmensen]]. It then became a museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_historie/%C3%98vrige_danske_byers_og_omr%C3%A5ders_historie/Nyborg_Slot|title=Nyborg Slot|publisher= Den Store Danske |access-date=20 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyborgslot.dk/udforsk/slottets-historie/|title=Slottets histories|publisher=Nyborg Slot|access-date=20 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref>
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==Museum==

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The castle was in a sorry state when the garrison left Nyborg in 1913. Nevertheless, encouraged by local interest in the building, the [[National Museum of Denmark]] decided to undertake extensive restoration work under the leadership of Mogens Clemmensen. On the basis of carefully conducted archaeological investigations, the work proceeded for some 10 years but in 1925 the funding was exhausted. While most of the building had been restored, work was not completed on much of the north wing or on some of the interior details. In general, Clemmensen based his work on the state of the castle under Christian III but he also added numerous details he discovered in other sources, not always clearly documenting them.<ref name=museet>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyborgslot.dk/om-museet/museets-historie/|title=Museets historie|publisher=Nyborg Slot|accessdate=21 June 2014 |language=Danish}}</ref>
==Restoration==
⚫
The castle was in a sorry state when the garrison left Nyborg in 1913. Nevertheless, encouraged by local interest in the building, the [[National Museum of Denmark]] decided to undertake extensive restoration work under the leadership of Mogens Clemmensen. On the basis of carefully conducted archaeological investigations, the work proceeded for some 10 years but in 1925 the funding was exhausted. While most of the building had been restored, work was not completed on much of the north wing or on some of the interior details. In general, Clemmensen based his work on the state of the castle under Christian III but he also added numerous details he discovered in other sources, not always clearly documenting them.<ref name=museet>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyborgslot.dk/om-museet/museets-historie/|title=Museets historie|publisher=Nyborg Slot|access-date=21 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref>


After the restoration, the rooms were fitted out with furniture acquired from various historic manor houses. There are three banqueting halls, each representing an important period in Danish history: the Danehof Room (''Danehofsalen'') hosted parliamentary meetings, court representatives of the [[Kalmar Union]] met in Margrethe's Hall (''Margrethes riddersal'') while in Christian III's Hall (''Christian 3's riddersale'') there is a display depicting the period when Nyborg served as the nation's capital until 1560.<ref name=museet/>
After the restoration, the rooms were fitted out with furniture acquired from various historic manor houses. There are three banqueting halls, each representing an important period in Danish history: the Danehof Room (''Danehofsalen'') hosted parliamentary meetings, court representatives of the [[Kalmar Union]] met in Margrethe's Hall (''Margrethes riddersal'') while in Christian III's Hall (''Christian 3's riddersale'') there is a display depicting the period when Nyborg served as the nation's capital until 1560.<ref name=museet/>


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Located at Slotsgade 34, the castle is open to visitors from 10 am to 3 pm in April, May, September and October and every day from 10 am to 4 pm in June, July and August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyborgslot.dk/|title=Besøgsinformation|publisher=Nyborg Slot|access-date=21 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref>
==Visits==

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Located at Slotsgade 34, the castle is open to visitors from 10 am to 3 pm in April, May, September and October and every day from 10 am to 4 pm in June, July and August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyborgslot.dk/|title=Besøgsinformation|publisher=Nyborg Slot|accessdate=21 June 2014 |language=Danish}}</ref>
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==Østfyns Museum==
Østfyns Museum was formed in 2009 by a merger between Kerteminde Museum and Nyborg Museum. The museum had three primary operations: Nyborg Slot including Borgmestergården, Johannes Larsen Museet and the Vikingmuseum Ladby.
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://en.nyborgslot.dk/|title=Borgmestergården|publisher= Nyborg Slot |access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://en.johanneslarsenmuseet.dk/ |title= Johannes Larsen Museet |publisher= Johannes Larsen Museet |access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://en.vikingemuseetladby.dk/explore/ |title= The Vikingmuseum Ladby|publisher= vikingemuseetladby
|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Literature==
==Literature==
*{{cite book|last1=Hornbeck|first1=Knud|last2=Clemmensen|first2=Mogens|last3=Statens Museumsnævn: Nyborg og Omegns Museer|title=Nyborg Slot: undersøgelser og restaurering 1914-1925 v/Mogens Clemmensen : rapport til Statens Museumsnævn|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=x2NcQwAACAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Nyborg og Omegns Museer}}
*{{cite book|last1=Hornbeck|first1=Knud|last2=Clemmensen|first2=Mogens|last3=Statens Museumsnævn: Nyborg og Omegns Museer|title=Nyborg Slot: undersøgelser og restaurering 1914-1925 v/Mogens Clemmensen : rapport til Statens Museumsnævn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x2NcQwAACAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Nyborg og Omegns Museer}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nyborgslot.dk/ Nyborg Slot website]
*[http://www.nyborgslot.dk/ Nyborg Slot website]
*[http://www.visitcastles.eu/ The Association of Castles and Museums around the Baltic Sea]


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Nyborg Castle
Borgmestergården in Mads Lerches Gård, Nyborg

Nyborg Slot is a restored medieval castle in Nyborg on the Danish island of Funen. The castle figures prominently in Danish history. It was here that King Eric V Klipping signed Denmark's first constitution in 1282. The castle was also the venue for the Danehof, the country's first parliament. The castle is operated as a part of Østfyns Museum (Østfyns Museer) which also includes Borgmestergården in Mads Lerches Gård. [1]

History

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Established around 1170, the moated castle was originally square-shaped with corner towers connected by a curtain wall. A residential building (palatium) was constructed next to the west wall in the mid-13th century and a strong defensive tower was built on the east wall. It was here that King Eric V signed Denmark's first constitution in 1282.[2] Until 1413, the palatium was the main venue for the Danehof or medieval parliament.

King Christian III, [3] who frequently stayed in the building, created a new banqueting hall and a tower in the 1540s. Under King Christian IV, [4] additional work was performed by the Italian architect Domenicus Badiaz in 1607, when the main tower (Knudstårnet) received a spire similar to that of Copenhagen's Blåtårn.[5][6] The castle was seriously damaged during the Dano-Swedish War (1657–58). Thereafter, most of the buildings were torn down, the stone being used from 1722 for the construction of Odense Palace.[5] The buildings still standing were used to store grain or gunpowder. The castle was restored from 1917 to 1923 by Mogens Clemmensen. It then became a museum.[7][8]

Restoration

[edit]

The castle was in a sorry state when the garrison left Nyborg in 1913. Nevertheless, encouraged by local interest in the building, the National Museum of Denmark decided to undertake extensive restoration work under the leadership of Mogens Clemmensen. On the basis of carefully conducted archaeological investigations, the work proceeded for some 10 years but in 1925 the funding was exhausted. While most of the building had been restored, work was not completed on much of the north wing or on some of the interior details. In general, Clemmensen based his work on the state of the castle under Christian III but he also added numerous details he discovered in other sources, not always clearly documenting them.[9]

After the restoration, the rooms were fitted out with furniture acquired from various historic manor houses. There are three banqueting halls, each representing an important period in Danish history: the Danehof Room (Danehofsalen) hosted parliamentary meetings, court representatives of the Kalmar Union met in Margrethe's Hall (Margrethes riddersal) while in Christian III's Hall (Christian 3's riddersale) there is a display depicting the period when Nyborg served as the nation's capital until 1560.[9]

Located at Slotsgade 34, the castle is open to visitors from 10 am to 3 pm in April, May, September and October and every day from 10 am to 4 pm in June, July and August.[10]

Østfyns Museum

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Østfyns Museum was formed in 2009 by a merger between Kerteminde Museum and Nyborg Museum. The museum had three primary operations: Nyborg Slot including Borgmestergården, Johannes Larsen Museet and the Vikingmuseum Ladby. [11] [12] [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Museets historie". Østfyns Museer. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth; Norum, Roger (15 June 2011). Frommer's Scandinavia. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 137–. ISBN 978-1-118-09023-7.
  3. ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Christian III." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). p. 276.
  4. ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Christian IV." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). pp. 276–277.
  5. ^ a b Sommer, Anne-Louise (2009). Den danske arkitektur. Gyldendal A/S. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-87-02-05401-9.
  6. ^ "Domenicus Badiaz" (in Danish). Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Nyborg Slot" (in Danish). Den Store Danske. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Slottets histories" (in Danish). Nyborg Slot. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Museets historie" (in Danish). Nyborg Slot. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Besøgsinformation" (in Danish). Nyborg Slot. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Borgmestergården". Nyborg Slot. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "Johannes Larsen Museet". Johannes Larsen Museet. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "The Vikingmuseum Ladby". vikingemuseetladby. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

Literature

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