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Niels Ebbesen Statue, Randers

Niels Ebbesen Statue, Randers

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Niels Ebbesen Statue, Randers

Name: Niels Ebbesen Statue, Randers
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Location: Randers, Central Denmark, Denmark

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2. Canoe and Kayak Club Gudenå – Sankt Mortens Church Randers loop from Randers

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3. Randers Town Hall – Niels Ebbesen Statue, Randers loop from Neder Hornbæk

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August 22, 2024

On November 2nd, 1882, the monument to the famous Danish freedom fighter, Niels Ebbesen, was erected on the "Rådhustorvet" (Town Hall Square) in Randers.
Niels Ebbesen (he lived around 1318-85) went down in Danish history when he liberated Denmark from the ruthless rule of the German count, Gerhard III of Holstein in 1340. Jutland was at the time mortgaged to him and his methods for collecting taxes were quite brutal and led to much resistance among the Jutlanders. One night, between April 1st and 2nd, 1340, Niels Ebbesen gathered a handful of men - and they allowed Count Gert to visit him. During this visit, Niels Ebbesen used his sword to chop off the count's head from his body - with a single blow. From then on, Jutland was free again.

The material of the statue consists of cannons from the Danish warship "Dannebrog" and it was made by the artist, F. E. Ring.
Idealistic and artistic, it can be seen as a counterpart to H. W. Bissen's Landsoldat in Fredericia.

Unveiled: 2.11.1882
Location: Town Hall Square
Material: Bronze
Height: approx. 7 m

visitaarhus.de/region-aarhus/reiseplanung/niels-ebbesen-gdk605004

skulpturer.randers.dk/skulpturer/23-fe-ring-niels-ebbesen

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