Hammershus Fort. The Mantel Tower Bornholm,
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5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2010Location:
Hammershus, Bornholm, DenmarkMore information:
Hammershus Fort. The Mantel Tower Bornholm, Denmark. Hammershus is a medieval fort built 1255 by archbishop Jacob Erlandsen and became an importen part of the power game between the church and the royal power. In 1522 Hammershus was taken over by force by the German Hanseatic Lübeck for the next some 50 years. After the Danish-Swedish war. the Swede took over Hammershus in 1658 but as a consequence of a local uprising against the Swedes, the fort again came in Danish posetion. The fort had by then lost its military imporatnce and became a state prison, where several important people, which various kings wanted to get rid of, was imprisoned. In 1743 the fort was cleared out and its remains used as a stone quarry. In 1822 the fort became listed as a national heritage. Hammershus covers an area of 35.000 M2 and is situated on a 74 meter high rock and directly out to the sea. With the vertical cliffs down to the shore it must have been a not very encouraging sight for an attacking fleet wanting to take it over. The Mantel Tower/Mantelgaarden is one out of several buildings in the Hammershus Castle complex and was were the people lived.