Merseburg - Dom
Back of the house
Locked!
Le"lâcher-prise".
Sahagún - San Lorenzo
Sahagún - San Lorenzo
HMB
ssmv Starbuck in Ramsgate Harbour, Kent, UK
Inner Marina, Ramsgate, Kent, England.
Solitudo.
Guadalajara - Iglesia de los Remedios
HFF. Happy Fence Friday, for everyone!
The Legend
Rural Detour.
In Sevillas Gassen....
Fenced Garden
St Andrews Harbour
HMS 'Unicorn', Leda Class Frigate and City Quay
Muscheln am Strand
HFF
Marseille - Grotte Cosquer
HBM
All the things
Curvy
Country Road
HFF
HFF
"In use at all times"
Diwali in Salisbury
Sculpture
Do you like my antlers?
Street Artist Sand Sculpture
Megan
Peniche
Scarf Macro
Orelha de elefante
Le Rouge et le Noir
Natation onirique et Escarpins Rouges......
Life on the Water
New Home
Vale do rio Coa
Pecking Order.
Subterranean Layers Revealed
Buddha
Location
See also...
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
16 visits
Calbe - Roland
The city of Calbe was first mentioned in 936 under the name of Calvo in a document from King Otto I. It is assumed that a settlement probably existed as early as the 8th or early 9th century.
Due to the good traffic situation in the eastern part of what was then Germany as a starting point for trade with the colonized Slavic areas, Calbe was granted market rights around 1160. To 1680 Calbe belonged to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg and the Archbishops had their summer seat at Calbe Castle.
The figure of Roland, known through the "Chanson de Roland", had the status of a folk hero in the Middle Ages. The fame goes back to the fate of Hruotland, the alleged nephew of Charlemagne, who died in a skirmish against the Basques in the Pyrenees in the Roncesvalles Valley. His legendary sword is stuck in a rock at Rocamadour.
A statue of Roland existed in Calbe as early as 1370. In 1656 a new statue was commissioned because the old Roland was in danger of decaying. The new Roland was over four meters high and carved from an oak trunk.
Today's Roland was created in 1976 based on the 1656 figure. It consists of sandstone and is 4.50 m high.
Due to the good traffic situation in the eastern part of what was then Germany as a starting point for trade with the colonized Slavic areas, Calbe was granted market rights around 1160. To 1680 Calbe belonged to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg and the Archbishops had their summer seat at Calbe Castle.
The figure of Roland, known through the "Chanson de Roland", had the status of a folk hero in the Middle Ages. The fame goes back to the fate of Hruotland, the alleged nephew of Charlemagne, who died in a skirmish against the Basques in the Pyrenees in the Roncesvalles Valley. His legendary sword is stuck in a rock at Rocamadour.
A statue of Roland existed in Calbe as early as 1370. In 1656 a new statue was commissioned because the old Roland was in danger of decaying. The new Roland was over four meters high and carved from an oak trunk.
Today's Roland was created in 1976 based on the 1656 figure. It consists of sandstone and is 4.50 m high.
Alexander Prolygin has particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.