| The Castles of the Nobility
| | Glimmingehus in Østelen is built in the late 15th century. In spite of the medieval look Glimmingehus is a building in the spirit of the Renaissance – perhaps a piece of medieval nostalgia. |
Glimmingehus
Adam van Düren is responsible for several important buildings in the time of the transition from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. He renovated Lund´s Cathedral, but he was also the architect behind the Laxmand hall in the Our Lady monastery in Elsinore and he designed the late medieval castle Glimmingehus in Österlen in Scania. The builder was the vassal in Gotland and the later admiral Jens Holgersen Ulfstand.
The castle, which was built in 1499, was originally an outdated building. It could handle a local peasant rebellion, but no a siege with the new military device, the cannon. Perhaps the building was designed as a nostalgic memory of the Middle Ages and the romance of chivalry, based on the interest of the renaissance man´s interest for the past and the need to assert himself. This is evident from the interior of the castle, which consists of reliefs, which portrays the builder, and objects they had taken with them from Gotland.
Glimmingehus | 
Glimminge | 
Glimmingehus | 
Jens Holgersen Ulfstand | 
Kneels with his dog. |
Örup and Bollerup
Örup and Bollerup are other Scanian examples of late medieval buildings with one leg in the style of the renaissance. In Bollerup you can see, that the gothic decoration is just scenery. Scalding holes have changed into brick ups and have no defence function whatsoever.
Örup´s | 
Bollerup, Scania | 
Christ figure | 
Borgeby by Lödde River | 
Billehuset |
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