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Glimmingehus : Nordens bäst bevarade medeltida borg?

Williamsson, Sara LU orcid (2025) In Lund Studies in Historical Archaeology 22. p.249-254
Abstract
Glimmingehus is a 16th century tower house located in the southeast corner of Scania, Sweden. It is a rectangular stone building with stepped gables whose foundations were laid in 1499, standing three floors high with a basement and an attic. The building is generally presented as ‘the best-preserved medieval manor in Scandinavia’, and in previous research as well as in the public’s view it is firmly planted in a medieval context. This paper highlights how research and antiquarian appraisals made in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s created this narrative and discusses how it still today influences and even limits our understanding of Glimmingehus. It is not unusual for medieval buildings to have been subjects of restorations and antiquarian... (More)
Glimmingehus is a 16th century tower house located in the southeast corner of Scania, Sweden. It is a rectangular stone building with stepped gables whose foundations were laid in 1499, standing three floors high with a basement and an attic. The building is generally presented as ‘the best-preserved medieval manor in Scandinavia’, and in previous research as well as in the public’s view it is firmly planted in a medieval context. This paper highlights how research and antiquarian appraisals made in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s created this narrative and discusses how it still today influences and even limits our understanding of Glimmingehus. It is not unusual for medieval buildings to have been subjects of restorations and antiquarian considerations in the late 19th and early 20th century. The conclusion is that these must be considered as parts of the building’s biography, and important pieces for the understanding of the building. (Less)
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Glimmingehus : The best-preserved medieval manor in Scandinavia?
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Kulturarv, Arkitekturhistoria, Restaureringshistoria, Glimmingehus, Byggnadsarkeologi
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Ut ur labyrinten : En vänbok till Jes Wienberg - En vänbok till Jes Wienberg
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Lund Studies in Historical Archaeology
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Roslund, Mats ; Gustin, Ingrid ; Hansen, Kenth ; Hansson, Martin and Karlsson, Mattias
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22
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6 pages
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Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Lund University
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1653-1183
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978-91-89874-73-2
978-91-89874-74-9
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Swedish
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yes
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98a36743-9582-4325-afc5-cf6ec51cf99e
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  abstract     = {{Glimmingehus is a 16th century tower house located in the southeast corner of Scania, Sweden. It is a rectangular stone building with stepped gables whose foundations were laid in 1499, standing three floors high with a basement and an attic. The building is generally presented as ‘the best-preserved medieval manor in Scandinavia’, and in previous research as well as in the public’s view it is firmly planted in a medieval context. This paper highlights how research and antiquarian appraisals made in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s created this narrative and discusses how it still today influences and even limits our understanding of Glimmingehus. It is not unusual for medieval buildings to have been subjects of restorations and antiquarian considerations in the late 19th and early 20th century. The conclusion is that these must be considered as parts of the building’s biography, and important pieces for the understanding of the building.}},
  author       = {{Williamsson, Sara}},
  booktitle    = {{Ut ur labyrinten : En vänbok till Jes Wienberg}},
  editor       = {{Roslund, Mats and Gustin, Ingrid and Hansen, Kenth and Hansson, Martin and Karlsson, Mattias}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-89874-73-2}},
  issn         = {{1653-1183}},
  keywords     = {{Kulturarv; Arkitekturhistoria; Restaureringshistoria; Glimmingehus; Byggnadsarkeologi}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  pages        = {{249--254}},
  publisher    = {{Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Lund University}},
  series       = {{Lund Studies in Historical Archaeology}},
  title        = {{Glimmingehus : Nordens bäst bevarade medeltida borg?}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/208645433/labyrinten_s249-254_williamsson.pdf}},
  volume       = {{22}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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