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Scheibenfibel im Borrestil, Ende 10. Jh. --- Plate Fibula, Borre style, late 10th century
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Haithabu or Hedeby, was the largest Nordic city during the Viking Age and used to be the oldest city in Denmark. The site is now located in the province of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It was destroyed in 1050 by King Harold Hardrara of Norway, was never rebuilted, while rising waters contributed to the complete disappearance of all visible structures on the site. The wreck of a Viking ship was discovered in the harbour during excavations.
Το Haithabu ή Hedeby, ήταν η μεγαλύτερη πόλη των Βικινγκς και η παλιότερη στην Δανία. Τώρα ανήκει στο Schleswig-Holstein της Γερμανίας. Καταστράφηκε το 1050 από τον βασιλιά Harold Hardrara της Νορβηγίας, και δεν ξαναχτίστηκε, ενώ η άνοδος της στάθμης του νερού συντέλεσε στην εξαφάνιση κάθε κτίσματος. Το ναυάγιο ενός πλοίου των Βίκινγκς ανακαλύφθηκε στο λιμάνι κατά την διάρκεια των ανασκαφών.
The Jewish Arab traveller Ibrahim Al Tartushi from Spain, wrote about it:
"Slesvig (Hedeby) is a very large town at the extreme end of the world ocean.... The inhabitants worship Sirius, except for a minority of Christians who have a church of their own there.... He who slaughters a sacrificial animal puts up poles at the door to his courtyard and impales the animal on them, be it a piece of cattle, a ram, billygoat or a pig so that his neighbours will be aware that he is making a sacrifice in honour of his god. The town is poor in goods and riches. People eat mainly fish which exist in abundance.... The right to divorce belongs to the women.... Artificial eye make-up is another peculiarity; when they wear it their beauty never disappears, indeed it is enhanced in both men and women. Further: Never did I hear singing fouler than that of these people, it is a rumbling emanating from their throats, similar to that of a dog but even more bestial."
ADAC Wikinger Rallye 2011
1. run Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft
1. run danish Rally Championship
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Suederbrarup / Schleswig Holstein - Germany
26.March 2011
ADAC Wikinger Rallye 2011
1. run Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft
1. run danish Rally Championship
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Suederbrarup / Schleswig Holstein - Germany
26.March 2011
Doorway from the Claustro Real (Royal Cloister, or Cloister of King João I) to the Sala do Capítulo (Chapter House) of Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitória (Monastery of Saint Mary of Victory), better known as Mosteiro da Batalha (Monastery of Batalha, literally Monastery of the Battle), Batalha, Portugal.
Batalha monastery is inscribed in the World Heritage List of the UNESCO.
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The Monastery of the Dominicans of Batalha was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Castilians at the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. It was to be the Portuguese monarchy's main building project for the next two centuries. Here a highly original, national Gothic style evolved, profoundly influenced by Manueline art, as demonstrated by its masterpiece, the Royal Cloister.
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Chapter House (Sala do Capitulo)
The Chapter House reminds the visitors of the military reason for its foundation: two sentinels guard the tombs of two unknown soldiers killed in World War I.
This square room is especially notable for its star vault lacking a central support and spanning a space of 19 square meters. This was such a daring concept at the time that condemned prisoners were used to perform the task. It was completed after two failed attempts. When the last scaffolds were removed, it is said that Huguet spent the night under the vault in order to silence his critics.
The stained-glass Renaissance window in the east wall dates from 1508. It depicts scenes of the Passion and is attributed to the Portuguese painters Master João and Francisco Henriques.
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Cloister of King John I (Claustro Real)
This cloister was not part of the original project. It was built under the architect Fernão de Évora between 1448 and 1477. Its sober outward appearance is in stark contrast with the Flamboyant Gothic style of the church. The carved tracery decoration in Gothic style (including quatrefoils, fleurs-de-lis and rosettes) by Huguet in the ambulatory forms a successful combination with the Manueline style in the arcade screens, added later by Mateus Fernandes. Two different patterns alternate, one with the cross of the Order of Christ, the other with armillaries.
The colonnettes, supporting these intricate arcade screens, are decorated with spiral motives, armillaries, lotus blossoms, briar branches, pearls and shells and exotic vegetation.
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Natur und Kultur in Mittelportugal (Nature and Culture in Mid-Portugal), Wikinger-Reisen, September 2011
ADAC Wikinger Rallye 2011
1. run Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft
1. run danish Rally Championship
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Suederbrarup / Schleswig Holstein - Germany
26.March 2011
15 August 2007
The Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
We went to a reconstructed Viking Village near Schleswig, Germany. The village was built using all Viking-era technology. Inside the long houses were scenes of Viking daily life, including Viking dummies and sound installations. It was cool. And also raining.