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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lunden Suehnestein - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Submitted by sba_dk on Tuesday, 24 May 2022  Page Views: 546

Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Lunden Suehnestein Alternative Name: Swyn-Stele
Country: Germany Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Heide  Nearest Village: Lunden
Latitude: 54.333218N  Longitude: 9.022760E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Lunden Suehnestein
Lunden Suehnestein submitted by sba_dk : Peter Swyns atonement stone was moved here from the murder place in Lehe and set in front of his gravestone. The contrasts in the carvings are stunning: An angel on the lying gravestone, and Our Saviour and the murder scene on the upright atonement stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Peter Swyns atonement stone was moved here from the murder place in Lehe and set in front of his gravestone. The contrasts in the carvings are stunning: An angel on the lying gravestone, and Our Saviour and the murder scene on the upright atonement stone.

The habit of setting atonement stones was widespread in Europe in the late Middle Ages. The erection of an atonement stone was part of the atonement agreement between two hostile parties who in this way evaded a feud. Erected at the crime scene, the stone preserves the memory of an outrageous murder for many generations, and throughout his life, the perpetrator was publicly confronted with his crime. - However, since Peter Swyn was member of the council of the Ditmarscher Republic, his murderer was caught and killed, and the stone was set by his daughter.

Four atonement stones have been preserved in Dithmarschen. In addition to this stone from 1530 called the Swyn-Stele, there is the Pferdekrug Suehnestein, the Klaas-Stein in Schalkholz, and the Frens-Stein in Heide.

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