Nordby / Nordby in Samsø
Results: 11 records
animal - reptile - snake
Scene Description: a stylized snake biting its own tail
view of church exterior southwest view
Scene Description: "Nordby Kirke (Samsø Kommune, Danmark) / Nordby Kirche (Samsø Kommune, Dänemark) / Nordby Church (Samsø Municipality, Denmark)"
view of church interior - painting - detail
Scene Description: "Church frescos in Nordby Kirke - christian cross"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Christoph Rieder, 2022
Image Source: digital photograph 6 August 2022 by Christoph Rieder
Copyright Instructions: CC0 1.0 / PD
view of church interior - painting - detail
Scene Description: "Church frescos in Nordby Kirke - Wizard mask"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Christoph Rieder, 2022
Image Source: digital photograph 6 August 2022 by Christoph Rieder
Copyright Instructions: CC0 1.0 / PD
view of church interior - painting - detail
Scene Description: "Church frescos in Nordby Kirke- Three female saints: Saint Catherine with the wheel, Saint Dorothea with the basket of flowers and Saint Barara with tower and sword"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Christoph Rieder, 2022
Image Source: digital photograph 6 August 2022 by Christoph Rieder
Copyright Instructions: CC0 1.0 / PD
view of church interior - painting - detail
Scene Description: "Church frescos in Nordby Kirke - Christ as Judge of the World - Christ Pantocrator"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Christoph Rieder, 2022
Image Source: digital photograph 6 August 2022 by Christoph Rieder
Copyright Instructions: CC0 1.0 / PD
view of church interior - looking east
!["Interior of Nordby Kirke - nave" -- the top of the font is visible at the far [east] end, left [north] side](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1260308008_compressed.png)
Scene Description: "Interior of Nordby Kirke - nave" -- the top of the font is visible at the far [east] end, left [north] side
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Christoph Rieder, 2022
Image Source: digital photograph 6 August 2022 by Christoph Rieder
Copyright Instructions: CC0 1.0 / PD
view of baptismal dish
Scene Description: "NordbyKircheC14Taufschale / Interior of Norby Kirke - baptismal bowl"
view of font
Scene Description: "Romanesque baptismal fonts in Denmark - Baptismal font"
design element - motifs - scallop - 4
Scene Description: a large one on each side of the base
view of basin - detail
Scene Description: ""Fig.29. Romansk døbefont af granit, detalje af mundingsrand med slange, der bider sig selv i halen (s. 2776). NE fot. 1983. - Romanesque granite font. Detail of rim with a snake biting its own tail."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Danmarks Kirker, Nationalmuseet i København, 2026
Image Source: digital image of a 1983 B&W photograph in DK
Copyright Instructions: PERMISSION NOT AVAILABLE – IMAGE NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
INFORMATION
Font ID: 26196JBZ
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (?), Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Kalundgbord-type
Cognate Fonts: some similarity with the fonts at Onsbjerg and Besser [cf. FontNotes]
Church / Chapel Name: Nordby Kirke
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the chancel, NE corner
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordby_Kirke_(Samsø)
Church Notes: 13thC church; re-built ca. 1300; late-Gothic frescoes
Church Address: Maarup Kirkevej 27, 8305 Samsø, Denmark
Site Location: Midtjylland, Jylland, Denmark, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality and island of Samsø. The church is located 2 km S of the village
Ecclesiastic Region: Aarhus Stift
Historical Region: Samsø Herred
Additional Comments: painted font [cf. FontNotes]
Town/City Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsø
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font made of granite listed in Mackeprang (1941, 2003) as belonging to the 'Kalundborgtyppen'. Romanesque baptismal font listed and illustrated in Danmarks Kirker [https://nmdanmarkskirkerprod.blob.core.windows.net/files/Holbaek_2755-2798_01.pdf] [accessed 8 March 2026]: "Font, romansk, af grovkornet granit. Tvm. 62 cm. Ved foden, der er formet som et omvendt terningkapitæl, knyttet til Kalundborggruppen; sml. fonte i Onsbjerg og Besser.51 Ret usædvan ligt er lidt under mundingsranden på den glatte kumme anbragt en stiliseret slange, som bider sig selv i halen (fig. 29).52 I bunden et lodret afløbshul, ca. syv cm i tvm. Samlingen mellem fod og kumme er repareret med cement. 1874 fandtes fonten »desværre perlemalet«. I korets nordvesthjørne." The entry for this church in LEX Danmraks Nationalleksikon [https://lex.dk/Nordby_Kirke] [accessed 8 March 2026] notes a Romanesque baptismal font of granite decorated below the upper rim of the basin with a stylised snake biting its own tail: "Kirkens ældste inventarstykke er den romanske døbefont af granit. Kummens motiv ved mundingen med en stiliseret slange, der bider sig selv i halen, er ret usædvanligt."
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 596569 6201757
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 55.95146, 10.54651
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 55° 57′ 5.26″ N, 10° 32′ 47.44″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre drain hole
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 62 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Danmarks Kirker, Nationalmuseet i København. URL: http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk.
- Mackeprang, Mouritz, Danmarks middelalderlige døbefonte, 1941, p. 98, 406