Horby / Hørby
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animal - mammal - lion - bicorporate - passant - 2
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Scene Description: "Hørby kirke (Mariagerfjord) fra nordvest"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Bococo, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph 18 September 2010 by Bococo
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hideko Bondesen, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph 21 October 2006 by Hideko Bondesen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nordenskirker_Hoerbyhim(14).jpg [accessed 5 January 2026]
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Scene Description: "Hørby kirke, døbefont"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Hideko Bondesen, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph 21 October 2006 by Hideko Bondesen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nordenskirker_Hoerbyhim(14).jpg [accessed 5 January 2026]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25925HOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Østjydske Løvefonte
Church / Chapel Name: Hørby Kirke
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the NW corner of the nave
Church Address: Hørby Kirke, Løgstørvej 84B, Hørby, 9500 Hobro, Denmark
Site Location: Nordjylland, Jylland, Denmark
Directions to Site: Located off (E) of Hwy E45, about 4 km NW of Hobro, in the municipality and about 15 km WNW of Mariager, 30 km NW of Randers
Ecclesiastic Region: Århus Stift
Historical Region: Hindsted Herred
Additional Comments: ***GET PHOTOS INCLUDING FONT FROM https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hørby_Kirke_(Mariagerfjord_Kommune) and http://www.biopix.com/hoerby-kirke_photo-34887.aspx AND POL HERMAN'S EMAIL ans https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1151895450481471&set=pcb.10163938235475135
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Baptismal font listed and illustrated in Mackeprang (1941, 2003) in his chapter on De Østjydske Løvefonte, V. Smaagrupper og Enligstaaende, 4.De Langetungede. The round basin is decorated with bi-corporate lions; raised on a round-to-square base decorated with triangle motifs.
The entry for this church in Kirkerne i Hagested og på Tuse Næs [https://www.kirkernepaatusenaes.dk/kirkerne/horby-kirke] [accessed 15 November 2025] reports a 12th-century baptismal font of granite and previusly painted; it futher mentions the baptismal dish made of brass in Germany ca. 1550, decorated with tha Annunciation to Mary in the centre and a hunting scene all around it ["Hørby Kirkes døbefont af granit er fra 1100-tallet og har tidligere været bemalet. Dåbsfadet af messing er lavet i Tyskland omkring 1550. Motivet i bunden forestiller Marias bebudelse og rundt om ses hjorte, der bliver jagtet af hunde."
The entry for this church in Kirkerne i Hagested og på Tuse Næs [https://www.kirkernepaatusenaes.dk/kirkerne/horby-kirke] [accessed 15 November 2025] reports a 12th-century baptismal font of granite and previusly painted; it futher mentions the baptismal dish made of brass in Germany ca. 1550, decorated with tha Annunciation to Mary in the centre and a hunting scene all around it ["Hørby Kirkes døbefont af granit er fra 1100-tallet og har tidligere været bemalet. Dåbsfadet af messing er lavet i Tyskland omkring 1550. Motivet i bunden forestiller Marias bebudelse og rundt om ses hjorte, der bliver jagtet af hunde."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention
COORDINATES
UTM: 32V 545850 6278925
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 56.65223, 9.7478
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 56° 39′ 8.03″ N, 9° 44′ 52.08″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Mackeprang, Mouritz, Danmarks middelalderlige døbefonte, 1941, p. 273-273, fig. 322