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Absalon (äp`sälôn) or Axel (äk`səl), c.1128–1201, Danish churchman, archbishop of Lund (1178–1201). He had great influence on political affairs under Waldemar I and Canute VI, warred against the pagan Wends, and in 1184 won a naval victory over Bogislav, duke of Pomerania. He attempted monastic reforms, introduced canon law into Denmark, and was patron of Svend Aagesen and Saxo Grammaticus. In 1167, Absalon was in charge of fortifying Copenhagen. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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International video in the Louisiana collection including works of
Bill Viola, Sam Taylor-Wood, Nam June Paik, Paul McCarthy, Runa Islam,
Aernout Mik, Candice Breitz, Absalon among many others, offering insight
into the historical development of the medium. In another
single-slide work, Image of Absalon to Be Projected Until It Vanishes,
2001, we see a statue of the mythical founder of Copenhagen on
horseback. In the early days of the 1994 rebellion, the Zapatista combatants
carried out their own form of justice on the infamous ex-governor of
Chiapas, Absalon Castellanos, kidnapping him from his ranch outside Las
Margaritas, and putting him on trial for torturing and massacring
peasants in the area. |
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