Knudsgilde (Flensburg)

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The Knudsgildehof, from which the Knudsgilde Flensburg actually ruled. Today Hof Holm 45 is mostly just called Holmhof.

The Knudsgilde in Flensburg was founded in the 12th century in honor of the Duke of Schleswig Knud Lavard . The model was the already existing Knudsgilde in the city of Schleswig . The Knudsgilden , which were gradually founded in many places in Scandinavia, exercised great power during their wedding. The same was true for the Flensburg guild.

history

Beginnings and influence

The second settlement in the Flensburg city ​​center was founded around 1170 . Merchants from Schleswig , who belonged to the Schleswig Knudsgildenbrüdern , were possibly involved in the establishment of the Sankt Marien settlement . In the Marienkirche the community had its own altar . At some point during this time, the Flensburg branch of the Knudsgilde was created. The statutes of the community, which were recorded around 1200 in old Danish , are still preserved today. The statutes (Skraa , more rarely also Schrage) come from the time of King Knud VI. (1162-1202).

The Knudsgilde Flensburg actually ruled the city from the Knudsgildenhof, Hof Holm 45, which today is mostly just called Holmhof. The Knudsgilde not only had an influence on the city's politics, but also had a cultural influence on the city. For centuries the Knudsgilde celebrated the Whitsun feast with a bird shooting, for which a bird shooting pole on the exe , formerly called councilors paddock, stood.

Decline

After the Knudsgilde, further guilds of other professional groups were founded in Flensburg. The Kalandsgilde has been attested since 1362 and the Laurentiusgilde since 1377, the St. Gertruds Guild since 1379 and the Marien-Kaufmanns-Gilde since around 1420. The influence of the competitor Hanse grew and also diminished the influence of the Flensburg Knudsgilde. The rest of Flensburg's citizens also enforced their own city ​​law and a council constitution , which also contributed to reducing their influence. But the Hanseatic League also went through its own decline in the 15th and 16th centuries. After the Reformation , most of the Knuds guilds disbanded at the same time. In the second half of the 16th century the Flensburg Knudsgilde was officially abolished by the city council . After the Hanseatic League lost its influence, the port of Flensburg achieved the greatest importance in its history in the 16th century. Before Copenhagen, Flensburg became the largest trading city under Danish rule.

The home of the Knudsgilde since 1844: Knudsborg on Hillig-Water Gang (Helligvandsgangen) / Munketoft 33

New Knudsgilde

In Flensburg there is still a community that refers to the former Knudsgilde. The mentioned rifle guild of St. Johannis , which still bears the name St. Knudsgilde today, has been traceable since the 1840s . In 1844 the clubhouse of this new Knudsgilde called St. Knudsborg was built. The Knudsgilde becomes public awareness on "Knudstag", which it celebrates on June 25th of each year. Their patron saint Knud Laward (1096–1131) was - after the canonization by Pope Alexander III. in November 1169 - was buried on June 25, 1170 in St. Bendts Church in Ringsted . With a walk to the Flensburg City Hall on the day in question, the guild brothers remember the formerly great political importance of the Flensburg Knudsgilde, to which they refer. In addition, they want to keep the connection to the city alive with their deployment. For this festive occasion, the guild brothers wearing tails and cylinder . Your march through the city is accompanied by an orchestra and a horse-drawn carriage. When you arrive at the town hall, you are traditionally received by the mayor, the city president or another high representative of the city. In 2013 the guild had 85 members, including honorary members Prince Henrik of Denmark and his sons, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Prince Joachim of Denmark . The Honorary Brotherhood is not a new development. The Mayor of Flensburg, Jacob Clausen Möller, was one of the honorary brothers after the Second World War . Only Danish-speaking members are accepted.

literature

  • Sankt Knudsgilde . Publishing house Kunze, Flensburg 1926.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Marsch & Förde, Knudsgilden , December 7, 2002; accessed on February 9, 2017
  2. ↑ a b c Marsch & Förde, Flensburg , June 20, 2004; accessed on February 9, 2017
  3. ^ Flensburg-Online. City history - Flensburg across the centuries. Knudsgilde , accessed February 12, 2017
  4. ↑ Cf. Writings of the Society for Flensburg City History (Hrsg.): Flensburg in history and present . Flensburg 1972, p. 290.
  5. ↑ a b c d Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon . 2009, article Knudsgilde.
  6. ↑ As "Skraa" for example referred to in: Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon . 2009, article Knudsgilde. For example, referred to as "Schrage" in: Flensburg-Online. City history - Flensburg across the centuries. Knudsgilde , accessed February 12, 2017
  7. ^ Lutz Wilde : Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 178 f. (note there the two sections Holm 43 and Holm 45) and: Eiko Wenzel, Henrik Gram: Zeitzeichen, Architektur in Flensburg. Handewitt 2015, p. 37.
  8. ^ Society for Flensburg City History (ed.): Flensburg in history and present . Flensburg 1972, p. 386 f.
  9. ^ A b Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon . 2009, article port.
  10. ↑ Flensburg street names . Society for Flensburg City History, Flensburg 2005, ISBN 3-925856-50-1 , article Knud-Laward-Straße.
  11. ^ Lutz Wilde: Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 600 f.
  12. ↑ a b Three gun salutes for the prince. In: Flensburger Tageblatt , May 18, 2012; accessed on February 10, 2017
  13. ↑ a b The day of the Knud brothers. In: Flensburger Tageblatt, June 6, 2013; accessed on February 11, 2017
  14. ↑ Cf. memorial sign Knud Laward, patron saint of the Knudsgilde in Flensburg near Knud-Laward-Straße, Flensburg , accessed on February 12, 2017
  15. ↑ St. Knudsgilde celebrates. In: Flensburger Tageblatt, June 26, 2014; accessed on February 11, 2017
  16. ↑ http://www.knudsgilden-flensborg.dk/de/forside/

Web links

Commons : Knudsgilde  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files