In North-West Lund there is a former town called Nobbelöv (now a part of the city). Besides the 8-story apartment buildings in the center there are few buildings in this area that are more than 2 stories tall which makes the red church tower easy to spot against the blue sky. The church exterior is oddly made out of red bricks (usually Scandinavian churches are covered in white mortar on the outside). This church was founded in the small village in the 12th century but was demolished in 1899 and rebuilt in 1901.ref
On the inside of the church there is nobody. Light illuminates the church through the red, green and blue windows and in the dim church is a single lit candle. In the very front, in a bright section of the room is an image of Jesus Christ and on the edge of the same table a yellow flower.
There isn't anyone to be seen outside either. Dry autumn leaves lay scattered on the ground. At a playground by the church colorful toys remain motionless. At this little church, it wasn't until the 90s that a secret was revealed buried in the ground. When they were digging up the ground to provide a waterline for the church the soldiers of Charles XI were discoveredref. At this point the whereabouts of these dead bodies had been unknown for 300 years.
In 1676 the decisive battle between Sweden and Denmark took place in the frozen plains North. In the battle 8, 9 thousand soldiers died and Sweden took the victoryrefref. Looking at the plains today it's hard to imagine that such a big battle took place out here.
In the South-West end of the plains is a mire. The wet ground is enclosed by a wooden fence and geese have landed within to graze on grass. There are willows growing alongside the path and a creek following the same path, and a woman walking her two dogs on. This place only seems popular for strolls and bird watching.
West of the mire water flows out and cows graze on in the north end. In the past the mire stretched across what are now fields which were drained in the 19th century for farmingref. These days only the south-west part remains. In the north a country house can be seen, and to the west a bunch of cars flow along the main road. Above are hanging power lines and in the background wind turbines spin. How different this place must have looked those 2-3 hundred years ago.
The railway to Gothenburg runs along the East side of the mire. There is no place to cross the rails, however, if you watch your step you are able to sneak under a tunnel that was strangely placed there for a creek. On the east side of the rail is a groove. A path cuts through the grove in a way that it appears as a green tunnel. Once one exits this tunnel on the other side they will see a pasture and a herd of cows who all might look right back. There is also a pond and a lean-in (known as wind shelter locally) in which one can spend the night or have a barbecue. The path continues over the creek on the left to which it leads over to agricultural fields.
At this point the sun lay low on the sky and a tree on the horizon over the field is illuminated by a golden glow. In this view it is hard to imagine that people died in war out here.
Photographer | Crasy Wolfang |
Sessions | 1 session |
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Lund
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