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King Erik, who had a fine and handsome figure, was warmly received by the women of Rügenwalde. Often he visited the houses of the citizens in the evening – disguised so he would not be recognized. In the end this became too much for the citizens and they locked the gate that leads from the castle to the town. Pomeranian Chronicle. C. 1450. |
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| Rügenwalde is the German name of Darlowo, the site of the Pomeranian princely castle where the Duke’s son Bugislav was born in 1382. He later became King of the Nordic countries under the name Erik VII of Pomerania. Erik died in 1459 in Darlowo, after he had been expelled from his Nordic kingdoms by the Nordic councils of state. In the Church of Our Lady one can visit his sarcophagus. |
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Exhibits
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Hunting horn of the Danish King Erik, known as Erik of Pomerania, made of walrus tusk in Norway c. 1390, where Erik had become king in 1388. The horn bears the arms of Norway, and room has been made for the arms of Sweden and Denmark. Erik of Pomerania only became king here in 1396.
Statens Historiska Museum, Stockholm.
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“Erik of Pomerania’s belt”. The belt, which is probably for a woman, has traditionally been associated with King Erik, since the crown on the buckle looks like the crown on his coins, but only the buckle is from his time. The belt itself is at least a century older.
Nationalmuseet, Danmarks Middelalder og Renæssance, Copenhagen.