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29-466: Husum was first mentioned as Husembro in 1252, when king Abel was murdered. Like most towns on the North Sea , Husum was always strongly influenced by storm tides. In 1362 a disastrous storm tide, the " Grote Mandrenke " flooded the town and carved out the inland harbour. Before this date Husum was not situated directly on the coast. The people of the city took advantage of this opportunity and built

58-583: A Crusader and invaded the Orthodox Novgorod , yet was to suspend the campaign because of his father, Valdemar II's, death. At the death of Valdemar II in 1241, Duke Abel's brother Eric acceded to the throne of Denmark as Eric IV. In the following years, Duke Abel fought against his brother, trying to gain independence for the Duchy of Schleswig. He raided north as far as Randers , ravaging Eric's supporters, and then moved into Funen . Eric struck back

87-675: A marketplace, which led to a great economic upturn. Between 1372 and 1398 the population of Husum grew rapidly, and two villages, Oster-Husum (East-Husum) and Wester-Husum (West-Husum), were founded. The name Husum is first mentioned in 1409. It is shown on the Carta Marina in the Frisian form of Husem. Its first church was built in 1431. Wisby rights were granted it in 1582, and in 1603 it received municipal privileges from Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg . It suffered greatly from inundations in 1634 and 1717. Husum

116-559: A military vendetta against him which was only called off when the Danish king died. Most people at the time viewed Abel's sudden death as God's judgment on him for the murder of his brother. As Abel's body lay in Schleswig Cathedral , the monks heard strange sounds in the church at night. They said they were too afraid to go into the church after that. They believed that Abel's unholy ghost walked abroad at night. Consequently,

145-443: A year later, surprising Abel's garrison at Schleswig , forcing Abel's young daughter Sophie to flee "without so much as a pair of shoes for her feet." The fighting continued until Abel's sister Sophie of Denmark (c. 1217–1247), wife of John I, Margrave of Brandenburg (c. 1213–1266) brokered a truce between Duke Abel and King Eric that held until 1250 when Eric was murdered while a guest at Duke Abel's residence at Schleswig. Eric IV

174-773: Is an old farmhouse and the oldest open-air museum in Germany. Husum is also home of two football clubs, the Husumer SV and the Rödemisser SV . Husum Cricket Club is based at the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center which has in the past hosted international women's cricket matches. The ground is located in nearby Hattstedt . Husum is twinned with: Husum station is located on the Westerland – Hamburg line ( Marsh Railway ),

203-531: Is located on the North Sea by the Bay of Husum ; 82 km W of Kiel , 139 km NW of Hamburg and 43 km SW of Flensburg . Being a tourist resort and the gateway to the North Frisian Islands , Husum offers many cultural features. This international festival of rare piano music, specialising in unknown classical piano music, was founded in 1986 by Peter Froundjian, and takes place in

232-473: The Hanseatic League city of Lübeck , as well as by his brothers Christopher, Lord of Lolland and Falster and Canute, Duke of Blekinge . King Eric retaliated immediately, reconquering the city of Ribe and occupying Abel's patrimonial city of Svendborg the same year. In 1247, he captured Arreskov Castle ( Arreskov Slot ) on Funen , as well as taking Christopher and Canute prisoners. A truce

261-791: The Husum–Bad St. Peter-Ording line to the Eiderstedt peninsula and the Husum–Jübek line , which connects to the Neumünster–Flensburg line and Kiel. Abel, King of Denmark Abel Valdemarsen (1218 – 29 June 1252) was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252. He was the son of Valdemar II by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal , and brother to kings Eric IV and Christopher I . As Duke of Schleswig, Abel came into conflict with his brother, King Eric IV, whose murder in 1250 he

290-516: The German knights, the duke's chamberlain and a group of other men rushed in and took the king prisoner. They bound him and dragged him out of the duke's house and down to a boat and rowed out into the Schlien . They were followed out onto the water by a second boat. When King Erik heard the voice of his sworn enemy, Lave Gudmundsen (ca. 1195–1252), he realized he was to be killed. One of the captors

319-589: The Young was crowned king as their father's co-ruler and designated heir, he was created Duke of Schleswig . After the premature death of Valdemar in 1231, Eric was crowned king at Lund Cathedral 30 May 1232 as his father's co-ruler and heir. Subsequently, he ceded the Duchy of Schleswig to his younger brother Abel . When his father died in 1241, he ascended to the throne. His rule was marked by bitter conflicts, especially against his brother, Duke Abel of Schleswig who seems to have wanted an independent position and who

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348-556: The allegations taking the oath, Abel was proclaimed King of Denmark at the Viborg Assembly (Danish: landsting) on 1 November 1250. Abel only ruled for a year and a half. King Abel received word that the peasants in Frisia , led by Sicko Sjaerdema of Friesland, refused to pay the tax levy. Abel raised an army to punish them. At 33, he was killed by a wheelwright named Henner on Husum Bridge near Eiderstedt on 29 June 1252. At

377-638: The bishopric's properties in Zealand , including the emerging city of Copenhagen . In spite of intervention from Pope Innocent IV who advocated the reinstatement of the bishop and the return of the properties to the diocese, the dispute could not be resolved. Niels Stigsen died in 1249 at Clairvaux Abbey . The properties were not restored to the diocese until after the death of King Eric in 1250. The conflict between King Eric and his brothers had broken out again in 1246. The conflict started when Eric invaded Holstein in an attempt to restore his father's control of

406-403: The brothers agreed on a truce in 1244 and made plans for a joint crusade to Estonia . At the same time Eric faced trouble from the religious orders who insisted that they were immune from taxes that Eric might assess. Eric wanted the church lands taxed as any other land holder would be. The Pope sent a nuncio to negotiate between the king and the bishops at Odense in 1245. Excommunication

435-510: The county. Duke Abel of Schleswig, married to a daughter of Adolf IV, Count of Holstein and former guardian of his brothers-in-law, the two young counts of Holstein John I and Gerhard I , forced King Eric to abandon his conquest. The following year, Abel and the Holsteiners stormed into Jutland and Funen , burning and pillaging as far north as Randers and Odense . Abel was supported by

464-405: The king's body was taken outside the church and stuffed into a soggy grave near Gottorp Castle outside Schleswig. Someone rammed a wooden stake through Abel's chest to make sure he remained in his grave. It was said long after that the king's ghost found no peace, and from time to time, there were reports of "Abel's wild hunt" where a black-faced man on a white horse and glowing hounds hunted across

493-459: The king. Erik raised an army and sailed to Estonia to secure his base there in 1249. On his way home in 1250 he took his army to Holstein to prevent the capture of the border fortress of Rendsburg and to teach the German counts who was still king. His brother, Duke Abel of Schleswig offered him hospitality at his house at Gottorp in Schleswig. That evening as the king gambled with one of

522-516: The moors and forest of Schleswig. Abel's descendants — the "Abel Family" — ruled South Jutland until 1375, often in co-operation with their relatives in Holstein . They created a permanent problem for the Danish government. Their rule meant the eventual separation of Frisia, Holstein, and most of Schleswig from the rest of Denmark. His great-grandson succeeded briefly as Valdemar III before being deposed. However, Abel's descendants would return to

551-620: The throne with his great-granddaughter Helvig of Schleswig , who married Valdemar IV . Even though the line of Helvig died out with Christopher III , his successor Christian I was a descendant of Abel's through his daughter Sophie. Except for Christopher I through Valdemar IV, all subsequent Danish monarchs have been Abel's cognatic descendants. With his wife, Matilda of Holstein (ca. 1220 or 1225 – 1288) whom he married on 25 April 1237; Eric IV of Denmark Eric IV ( c.  1216 – 10 August 1250), also known as Eric Ploughpenny or Eric Plowpenny ( Danish : Erik Plovpenning ),

580-564: The time, Abel's half-grown son Valdemar (1238–1257) was held for ransom by the Archbishop of Cologne . So, Abel's youngest brother Christopher I was crowned King on Christmas Day 1252 in Lund Cathedral . After Abel's death, Queen Matilda entered a convent but subsequently bypassed her vows there to marry Swedish statesman Birger Jarl in 1261. Birger was an enemy of Abel's, and not long before Abel's death, Birger had started up

609-489: The town's castle. The Theodor-Storm-Haus  [ de ] (Wasserreihe 31) was the house of Theodor Storm. It is home to an exhibition about the novelist and his works. The Schifffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland  [ de ] (Zingel 15) shows ships from the Middle Ages to the present. The models on display give a good impression of life on the coast and at sea. The Ostenfelder Bauernhaus (Nordhusumer Str.13)

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638-415: Was King of Denmark from 1241 until his death in 1250. His reign was marked by conflict and civil wars against his brothers. Eric was the son of Valdemar II of Denmark and brother of King Abel of Denmark and King Christopher I of Denmark . He was born ca. 1216 as the second legitimate son of King Valdemar II by his second wife Berengária of Portugal . In 1218, when his older half-brother Valdemar

667-497: Was arranged by Eric's sister Sophie of Denmark (ca 1217–1247) who was the wife of Johann I, Margrave of Brandenburg (c. 1213–1266). The terms of the accord left Eric in firm control of all of Denmark. In 1249 the peasants in Scania rose in rebellion against the plough tax. The king restored order with help from Zealand , but the church, Duke Abel, and the German counts in southern Jutland were pushed into an erstwhile alliance against

696-424: Was chosen to succeed Eric in his position as Duke of Schleswig . In 1237 he married Matilda of Holstein , a daughter of Adolf IV of Holstein (1205-1261). As Count Adolf withdrew to a Franciscan friary the same year, Abel spent several years acting as regent for his under age brothers-in-law, John I of Holstein-Kiel (1229–1263) and Gerhard I, Count of Holstein-Itzehoe (1232–1290). In early 1241, Abel commanded

725-547: Was paid to deliver the king's death blow with an ax. Erik was beheaded and his body dumped into the Schlien. The next morning two fishermen dragged the king's headless body up in their net. They carried the body to the Dominican Abbey in Schleswig; his body was later transferred to St. Bendt's Church, Ringsted in 1257. Eric's brother Abel was sworn in as the successor king. Abel contended he had nothing to do with

754-655: Was slain by Abel's chamberlain, Lage Gudmundsen (ca. 1195–1252), and others; the king's headless body dumped into the Schlei . Even though Abel and twenty-four noblemen swore an official oath ("dual dozen's oath", in Danish " dobbelt tylvter-ed ") that the Duke had no part in the killing, it was widely believed that King Eric was murdered at his brother's bidding. " Abel by name, Cain by his deeds" ( Danish , " Abel af navn, Kain af gavn "), or so people said. After clearing himself of

783-522: Was supported by the counts of Holstein . Eric also fought the Scanian peasants, who rebelled because of his hard taxes on ploughs, among other things. The number of ploughs a man owned was used as a measure of his wealth. This gave the king the epithet "plough-penny" ( Danish : Plovpenning ). Eric had only been king for about a year when he first came into conflict with his brother, Duke Abel of Schleswig, in 1242. The conflict lasted for three years before

812-490: Was suspected of orchestrating. Upon taking an oath to clear himself of the allegations, he was elected king. After a short reign, he was killed during a military expedition in Frisia . Abel's reign was the shortest of any Danish monarch since the 9th century. He founded a line of dukes of Schleswig - the "Abel family" - which ruled the Duchy of Schleswig until 1375. In 1232, at the election of his elder brother Eric as their father, King Valdemar II's co-ruler and heir, Abel

841-456: Was threatened for anyone, great or small who trespassed upon the ancient rights and privileges of the church. It was a clear warning to Eric that the church would not tolerate his continued insistence at assessing church property for tax purposes. Infuriated, in 1249 King Eric directed his rage at Niels Stigsen, Bishop of the Diocese of Roskilde who fled Denmark the same year. Eric confiscated

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