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Herrens hus förblir föränderligt: Förändringar under 1600-talets andra hälft i Nättraby kyrka och Hjortsberga kyrka i Blekinge

Ahlman, Sixten LU (2025) ARKH04 20242
Historical Archaeology
Abstract (Swedish)
This essay examines how the parish churches of Nättraby and Hjortsberga in central Blekinge changed during the latter part of the 17th century, as well as how the churches’ material properties as standing history were handled by the parishioners. Blekinge became part of Sweden in 1658 and the Swedish crown founded a large naval base in the churches’ vicinity soon after. Both churches went through a great renewal of furniture and inventories in the latter part of the century. They were also affected by an influx of gravestones in the chancels around the 1700; in Nättraby a crypt was built below the gravestones, likely between 1650 and 1700. Nättraby also receives two wooden epitaphs over noble officers of the Swedish navy, and Hjortsberga’s... (More)
This essay examines how the parish churches of Nättraby and Hjortsberga in central Blekinge changed during the latter part of the 17th century, as well as how the churches’ material properties as standing history were handled by the parishioners. Blekinge became part of Sweden in 1658 and the Swedish crown founded a large naval base in the churches’ vicinity soon after. Both churches went through a great renewal of furniture and inventories in the latter part of the century. They were also affected by an influx of gravestones in the chancels around the 1700; in Nättraby a crypt was built below the gravestones, likely between 1650 and 1700. Nättraby also receives two wooden epitaphs over noble officers of the Swedish navy, and Hjortsberga’s pulpit (built in 1684) carries the coat of arms of two two members of the nobility who owned the estate of Skunckenberg (established 1670) in Hjortsberga’s immediate vicinity. The new inventories highlight a demographic change in the countryside and a willingness to incorporate aspects of the old churches into the fashion of the time. While the churches weren’t largely rebuilt to fit this fashion, it instead mainly came in the form of transferable furniture. (Less)
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author
Ahlman, Sixten LU
supervisor
organization
course
ARKH04 20242
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
roskildefreden, central Blekinge, early-modern church architecture, new materialism
language
Swedish
id
9214768
date added to LUP
2025-11-20 16:41:43
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2025-11-20 16:41:43
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  abstract     = {{This essay examines how the parish churches of Nättraby and Hjortsberga in central Blekinge changed during the latter part of the 17th century, as well as how the churches’ material properties as standing history were handled by the parishioners. Blekinge became part of Sweden in 1658 and the Swedish crown founded a large naval base in the churches’ vicinity soon after. Both churches went through a great renewal of furniture and inventories in the latter part of the century. They were also affected by an influx of gravestones in the chancels around the 1700; in Nättraby a crypt was built below the gravestones, likely between 1650 and 1700. Nättraby also receives two wooden epitaphs over noble officers of the Swedish navy, and Hjortsberga’s pulpit (built in 1684) carries the coat of arms of two two members of the nobility who owned the estate of Skunckenberg (established 1670) in Hjortsberga’s immediate vicinity. The new inventories highlight a demographic change in the countryside and a willingness to incorporate aspects of the old churches into the fashion of the time. While the churches weren’t largely rebuilt to fit this fashion, it instead mainly came in the form of transferable furniture.}},
  author       = {{Ahlman, Sixten}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Herrens hus förblir föränderligt: Förändringar under 1600-talets andra hälft i Nättraby kyrka och Hjortsberga kyrka i Blekinge}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}