Børglum
Title
Børglum
Also Known As
Börglum, Börlum, Burgelensis, Burgilavium, Burgillam, Burglanensis, Burlina, Byrlum
Dates
Founded 1130s?; Premonstratensian by 1180s; dissolved 1536
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A monastic community existed at Børglum by the 1130s, and it was a Premonstratensian house by the 1180s. The abbey church was the cathedral of the bishopric of Børglum by 1220, while the canons formed its cathedral chapter. Thanks to royal patronage, the community prospered and was one of the largest landowners in the region.
The abbey was dissolved following the Reformation in 1536, and the property reverted to the crown, while the abbey church became a Lutheran parish church. The other claustral buildings now house a museum.
The abbey was dissolved following the Reformation in 1536, and the property reverted to the crown, while the abbey church became a Lutheran parish church. The other claustral buildings now house a museum.
Heads of Community
Provosts
Olavus, fl. 1251
Magnus, fl. 1293
Johannes, fl. 1303
Thrugillus, fl. 1337
Olavus II, ca. 1345-ca. 1355
Johannes II, fl. 1374
Olavus III, fl. 1393
Jens Nilsson, fl. 1401
Johannes III Bagge, 1421-1423
Jon Jensson, fl. 1445
Jens II Nilsson, fl. 1453
Mads Smalsted, fl. 1453
Andreas Jeppson, 1450s-1460s
Niels Styggeson (or Rosenkrantz), fl. 1478, fl. 1520
Simon Laesö, fl. 1486
Laurens Vesteni, fl. 1495
Jens Andersson Beldenak, fl. 1497
Erik Valkdendorf, fl. 1498
Anders Valkendorf, fl. 1500
Antonius Fürstenberg, fl. 1507
Stephan Veil de Wevelheim, fl. 1511
Olavus, fl. 1251
Magnus, fl. 1293
Johannes, fl. 1303
Thrugillus, fl. 1337
Olavus II, ca. 1345-ca. 1355
Johannes II, fl. 1374
Olavus III, fl. 1393
Jens Nilsson, fl. 1401
Johannes III Bagge, 1421-1423
Jon Jensson, fl. 1445
Jens II Nilsson, fl. 1453
Mads Smalsted, fl. 1453
Andreas Jeppson, 1450s-1460s
Niels Styggeson (or Rosenkrantz), fl. 1478, fl. 1520
Simon Laesö, fl. 1486
Laurens Vesteni, fl. 1495
Jens Andersson Beldenak, fl. 1497
Erik Valkdendorf, fl. 1498
Anders Valkendorf, fl. 1500
Antonius Fürstenberg, fl. 1507
Stephan Veil de Wevelheim, fl. 1511
Status
Cathedral chapter
Archival Sources
Reference
Bibliography
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Hviid, Poul, Gert Jensen, and Raymond Minnaert. “Børglum Kloster i middelalderen.” In Det middelalderlige Børglum, edited by Gert Jensen and Jorgen Jørgensen, 87–125. Fredericia: Forlaget Vendila, 2021.
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Image Credit
View of Børglumkloster, 1890s, from Theodor Siersted, Danske Billeder For Skole Og Hjem (1897). Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Børglum,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/25.