Horder

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Australian cyclist, see Harris Horder .

Portal of the church in Vejlby, Denmark

Horder , or Horderus, is the name of a Romanesque stonemason who worked in Djursland, Denmark around 1180 . The name is quite common in Scandinavia as it was a tribal name and probably goes back to the Haruder mentioned by Caesar . Five portals and a number of baptismal fonts are attributed to Horder . The most important works are the portals of the churches in Rimsø , Vejlby and Ørsted .

Characteristic of his work are rope sticks and decorations with rope windings and acanthus tendrils . The typical Horder font consists of fine-grained gray granite . The upper edge has twists of rope, which are also reminiscent of the art of basket weaving . The outside is divided into two fields, which are usually filled with acanthus tendrils. The foot is square and differently designed.

He probably had his workshop near the Kolindsund so that his works could be transported by sea.

Works

Detail of the portal in Vejlby, Denmark

Baptismal font in Hürup

Horder's name on the head of a grave slab

His work can be found at 17 churches on the Danish Djursland peninsula and at five locations on Fyn and Sunds . In Germany there are baptismal fonts assigned to him in the Marienkirche in Grundhof and in Hürup .

Denmark :

• Portal at the Rimsø Church
• Portal at Vejlby Church
• Portal at Ørsted Church

• Baptismal font in the church of Dreslette (Funen)
• Baptismal font in the church at Fuglslev
• Baptismal font in the church of Hammelev Sogn
• Baptismal font in the church of Hoed
• Baptismal font in Holbæk Church . Under a dew band ring are two superimposed fields with arkanthus tendrils, which are separated by two round bars. The foot is round and decorated with a dew band and round bars.
• Font in the church of Hornslet
• Baptismal font in Karlby Church
• Baptismal font in the church of Kærum (Funen)
• Baptismal font in Lyngby Church
• Baptismal font in Mygind Church
• Baptismal font in Nørager Church
• Baptismal font in the church in Sunds : At the top you can see the double dew band ring, including a round rod, an arkanthus belt, two round rods, a vine belt, 3 round rods and at the bottom a dew band. The baptismal font is square and also decorated with dew ribbons.
• The baptismal font in Tøstrup Church : decorated with dew band rings and animal reliefs
• Baptismal font in Veggerslev Church
• Baptismal font in Vejlby Church
• Baptismal font in Villersø Church

Germany :

Baptismal font in Grundhof

• Baptismal font in the Marienkirche (Hürup) : At the top you can see the double dew band ring, underneath an acanthus belt and two round bars, followed by a tendril belt, the end is again a dew band ring. The foot is square and decorated with dew ribbons and pictures. You can see plant ornaments, a representation of the “Lamb of God” and seven heads.
• Baptismal font in the Marienkirche (Grundhof) : At the top you can see the double dew band, underneath an arkanthus belt and two round bars. This is followed by a frieze with seven heads and three plant ornaments, which are bordered with tendrils. A dew band ring forms the lower end again. The corresponding foot was lost in a church fire and has been replaced.

literature

• HK Hein: Horder - en romansk stenmester . Ed .: Århus kunstforening af 1847. 1966.
• Gunner Poulsen: Sunds Kirke . Sunds 1977.

Web links

Commons : Horder  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• "Imported goods" from Djursland in East Jutland: The granite fonts in Grundhof and Hürup ; Article by Jane Bossen in Slesvigland magazine