Special exhibitions at Kalundborg Museum
Kalundborg Crusader wallpaper
The woven and colorful wallpaper tells the exciting story of Esbern Snare, Bishop Absalon and the kings Valdemar the Great, Knud Valdemar's son and Valdemar Sejr's crusade to the area around the Baltic Sea in the 11th and 1200th centuries. The tapestry is 7,2 meters long and divided into 12 individually woven picture scenes. Central to the story is the Battle of Rügen against the Vendors in 1168 and the Battle of Lyndanisse in Estonia in 1219, where Dannebrog fell from the sky.
Scenes from Esbern Snare's foundation of Kalundborg, Vestborgen and Højbyen and his daughter Ingeborg's construction of the five-tower church naturally also appear. The scenes are based on the artist Claus Jørgensen Muldstrup, and are woven by 12 members of the association Weavers in West Zealand.
Denmark's forgotten capital -
medieval kalundborg
Did you know that Denmark's most important decisions were once made in Kalundborg? Or that the kingdom's documents, the king's treasury and even the Dannebrog were stored at Kalundborg Castle?
Most people might associate the Middle Ages with kings, crusades and cathedrals from far away. But Kalundborg was a center of power – strategically located in the middle of the kingdom and secured as one of Europe's strongest fortresses.
From here, crusades were planned, councils were held, and a five-towered church was erected as an image of the heavenly Jerusalem. The city was founded by the famous knight Esbern Snare and continued to be ruled by his daughter Ingeborg.
In the exhibition you will learn the story of how a town in West Zealand became the center of royal power – and how Kalundborg was for a period the capital of all of Denmark.
The exhibition can be seen at Kalundborg Museum during the museum's opening hours.