The Bastrup Tower | History of Medieval Denmark | Middelalderkanalen

The history of a huge Danish 12th century Donjon & the History of The Early and High Middle Ages. Credits & Sources in the description below. (da.: Undertekster tilgængelige på dansk).

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Chapters:

00:00 - Teaser/Trailer & Why Castles are Important
00:33 - Intro & Round vs Square Donjons
01:48 - "Ebbe Skjalmsøn" of Bastrup?
02:18 - Early & High Middle Ages
03:01 - Royal Family Tree/"Svend Estridsen"
03:37 - Canute Lavard/"Knud Lavard"
04:15 - A Divided Realm/"Svend, Knud & Valdemar"
07:18 - Archaeological & Historical Investigations
09:11 - Conclusion

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SOURCES:

“Bastrup - Europe” (Article in English in Acta Archaeologica by Klavs Randsborg, 2003)
“Bastrup Stenhus” Danish article by Vilhelm La Cour (Historisk Årbog for Frederiksborg Amt 1953)
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Thanks for Feedback to the following Archaeologists during Production:

Kjartan Langsted, Museum Nordsjælland
Leif Plith, Museum Lolland-Falster

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CREDITS:

Old Photos, Drawings/Paintings:

National Museum of Denmark (Nationalmuseets Samlinger)
National Library of Denmark (Det Kgl. Bibliotek)
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Stock Footage & Photos: Pixabay/Pexels.
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Footage from The Viking Museum Fyrkat: Own footage
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CGI, Soundtracks, Script and Editing: Own production.
Voice-over: Text-to-speech.