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Obotriten mit ihren Pferde

Obotrites with their Horses

Beschreibung / Description

Two statues of Obotrites with theirs horses flanking the bridghead on the side of the town. Obotrites were a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany.

The two sculptures are very similar, but not identical. One shows an Obotrite taming his horse, the other an Obotrite armouring his horse. (but it was not clear for us which one is which).

Schwerin - Obotriten mit ihren Pferde

Künstler*in / Artist

Christian Genschow (Rostock 1814 - Groß-Lichterfelde 1891), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Schwerin.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 53°37'31" - E 11°25'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv197; Photograph: 5 August 2016
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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