Svenstrup Mose and Lere Sig

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Jutland uprising

By Morten Pedersen, Cand.mag., phd. Museumsinspektør på Nordjyllands Historiske Museum (16 stories)

Farmer's son and privateer captain Skipper Clement arrived in Aalborg in the autumn of 1534, and in his wake, the North Jutland peasants rose up against the nobility in the name of the exiled King Christian II. The Jutland nobility therefore gathered an army and set off for Aalborg to defeat the skipper and his rebellious peasants. On the evening of 15 October, the army of noblemen lodged in Svenstrup, ready to face the army of rebels led by Skipper Clement the next day. The noblemen failed to adopt the correct formation and suffered a crushing defeat near Lere Sig north of Svenstrup. Fourteen noblemen were killed and more were taken prisoner.

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The North Jutland peasants' Waterloo

Story written by Morten Pedersen

Time / Periode 1534

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The peasant's triumph after the battle in November 1534 was short-lived. The noblemen who had fled were joined by reinforcements sent by Duke Christian of Holstein and led by General Johan Rantzau. On 18 December, Rantzau resolutely stormed Aalborg, where the rebels had barricaded themselves in. Their revenge was anything but sweet. The mercenaries were allowed to loot the city freely and all the inhabitants were condemned to death – a perfect chance to levy staggering taxes. The Prior of the Priory of the Holy Ghost had to pay 500 marks to free his neck" and repurchase plundered goods. To cheat death, the rebels gave up their leader, who was promptly executed. Skipper Clement was beheaded in Viborg in 1536 and was made to wear a crown of lead to add insult to injury. "