Roskilde Denmark-1982: Slow Pan Along a White Royal Effigy on a Gothic Tomb Chest

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationRoskilde, Region Zealand, Denmark
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 · Roskilde, Region Zealand, Denmark
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

royal burial
medieval sculpture
church architecture
heritage tourism
European travel
death and memory

Shot type: medium
Camera: pan · handheld
Setting: indoor · cathedral interior with a royal tomb
Time and weather: unknown (interior)
Lighting: dim interior light, with bright highlights on the white stone
People: 0 · No people are visible.
Landmarks: Roskilde Cathedral
Objects: alabaster recumbent effigy · tomb chest · carved figures in Gothic niches · carved canopy · wall plaque · arched wooden panelling · brick wall
Colors: white · blue-violet · brick red · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The draped body of the white effigy lies above a row of carved figures in Gothic niches.
The camera pans left and a carved canopy comes into view over the effigy's head.
The framing settles on the head end, with red brick walls and arched panelling behind.

Slow Pan Along a White Royal Effigy on a Gothic Tomb Chest — Clip Details

Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark, circa 1982 home movie footage. A white alabaster effigy of a robed figure lies on a dark Gothic tomb chest, and the chest's sides are lined with niches holding small carved standing figures. The camera pans slowly left from the draped body toward the head, where a carved canopy rises over the pillow, with red brick walls, arched panelling and wall plaques behind. It was filmed handheld on Super 8 in dim interior light, giving heavy grain and blue-violet shadows.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002152

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Roskilde, Region Zealand, Denmark Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip suits requests for early-1980s amateur footage of Danish royal tombs or Gothic funerary sculpture, for history documentaries and heritage education.
Period detail: There are no datable objects in the frame, so the era comes from the Super 8 stock's grain and colour and from the reel's travel context, which may point to the early 1980s.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor slowly pans a handheld camera along the effigy toward its head, the unhurried look of a tourist taking in a royal tomb.
What appears in frame: The frame holds a white robed effigy, a carved canopy over its head, a dark tomb chest, small carved figures in Gothic niches, red brick walls, arched panelling and a wall plaque.
Film character: Dense Super 8 grain, soft focus, blue-violet shadows and warm brick tones give the clip the texture of film shot by available light in a dim church.
Edit role: Editors can use it as an insert or cutaway for narration about Danish monarchs, or as a quiet memory beat in a travel sequence.
Historical context: UNESCO describes Roskilde Cathedral as a brick Gothic basilica and the burial place of Danish monarchs; it was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1995, after this film was made.
Research note: No people appear in the shot, but the medieval sculpture is in a church, so filming and access rules belong to the site owner; this is separate from the copyright in the home movie itself.
Research search match: Researchers might search for Roskilde Cathedral royal tomb, alabaster effigy Super 8, Danish royal sarcophagus home movie, or 1980s Denmark church interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's Roskilde spires and Viking ship clips, then with its Copenhagen City Hall and Rosenborg Castle clips, then with other European cathedral footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Alabaster royal effigy on a Gothic tomb chest in Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark, Super 8 film, circa 1982 — The draped body of a royal effigy above a row of carved niche figures, Roskilde Cathedral, circa 1982.
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Pan along a royal recumbent effigy revealing its carved head canopy, Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark, circa 1982 — As the camera pans, the carved canopy over the effigy's head comes into view.
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Head of a white alabaster royal effigy against brick walls and arched panelling, Roskilde Cathedral, circa 1982 — The framing settles on the head of the effigy against the cathedral's brick walls and arched panelling.
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Grainy Super 8 view of a royal tomb effigy and its canopy in Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark, circa 1982 — A closer view of the effigy's canopied head above the carved tomb chest.
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