History 1 — Aarhus from year 800 notes

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Handwritten notebook pages from Wed 30 Sept 2026 (History 1 — Aarhus from year 800). Language as written (English/Danish mix). Uncertain readings marked.

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2026-09-30

Church has been centre for 1000 years.

Only Ribe was bigger than Aarhus.

Trading post in 8th century.

Kong Godfred.

Fortress protects traffic between Jylland & Sjælland

Merchants/robbers - depends how strong you are.

Godfred was assassinated. Like many other viking kings.

Gorm den Gamle boede i Jelling og byggede muren om Aros. 2-3 m høj og 10 m bred. A ~ 934

Harald Blåtand expands the wall to 6 m high. + palisade.

3.000 ppl live in Aros. Strategically important.

Minting under Hardeknud (1035-42)

Aros was a king city. There was no capital. The king travelled from city to city.

Harald Hårderåde from Norway burned the citys church in 1050, and they built Vor Frue Kirke.

Oldest stone building in Scandinavia.

Six runestones were found in Aarhus. They were expensive, so Aros was very rich.

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Aarhus brands itself as a viking city.

[struck] The game “Mølle” was found on a drawing from a ship from around 1200. Not from that age or from Denmark; much older.

Medieval Aarhus ca. 1300.

Wall was opened to the sea. Denmark is unified, and Aarhus is in the middle.

Cathedral has been built. Inside the city.

The church is in [struck] charge. King was thrown out and went to Kalø.

Peder Vognsen was bishop 1191-1204 and built the cathedral.

First town hall in front of the cathedral in the middle of Store Torv. S.T. had the same shape as today.

If 8 old men can remember something, then it is law. Queen Margrethe I rode the border of Riis Skov, separating Aarhus and Vejlby.

Jens Iversen Lange was the biggest loan giver to the crown. Made the church as we [struck] know it today. Biggest altarpiece in Denmark.

Coat of arms three roses.

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Niels Clausen 1490-1520. Reformation begins.

(Compare times to what happened in the rest of the world.