Knud den Hellige - Odense, Denmark - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

Statue af Knud den hellige i Odense Centrum. Den danske konge blev myrdet her i Albani kirke d. 10. juli 1086 på flugt fra et oprør. Kongen ser stlt mod himlen og lader et kraftigt sværd hvile på højre skulder og kappen ligger i tunge folder.

E. Utzon-Franks bronzestatue af Knud den hellige var en gave til byen fra Fyens Disconto Kasse i anledningen af bankens 100-års jubilæum 1946. Den afsløredes den 18. august 1953 og er opsat foran rådhusets nye fløj ud mod Albani torv. Tæt ved det sted, hvor statuen står, lå den kirke, hvor Kong knud d. 10. juli 1086 dræbtes af oprørske bønder. Soklen bærer følgende indskrift: "Knud sattes dette minde, den Knud, der her blev dræbt. Danmarks konge 1080-86. Myrdet modtog han martyrkronen, Knud den Hellige."

English:
Statue of Knud the Holy in Odense Centrum. The Danish king was murdered here in Albani church on July 10, 1086 on the run from an uprising. The king looks straight at the sky and lets a powerful sword rest on his right shoulder and the cloak lies in heavy folds.

E. Utzon-Frank's bronze statue of Knud the Holy was a gift to the city from Fyens Disconto Kasse on the occasion of the bank's 100th anniversary in 1946. It was unveiled on 18 August 1953 and is set up in front of the town hall's new wing facing Albani square. Close to the place where the statue stands was the church where King Knud was killed on July 10, 1086 by rebellious peasants. The plinth bears the following inscription: "Knud was given this memorial, the Knud who was killed here. King of Denmark 1080-86. The murder he received the crown of martyrdom, Knud the Holy."

Source: Statuer og skulpturer i Odense, Hans Henrik Jacobsen

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