Volden, Aarhus

The early Viking settlement was defended by moats and ramparts to the north, west and south.{{Sfn|Emanuel|1960|p=51|loc=line 10|ps=: "At der har været flere grave og volde fremgår af, at en jordskyldsbog fra I562 nævner mester >Thomas Ribers grund på Nørregrave og Volden<, Iigesom der omtales en >urtehave på Nørrevold<. Der har altså også været en Søndergrave og en Søndervold<."}} During the Middle Ages the city grew beyond the boundaries marked by these defenses and at the same time advents in warfare had made such structures less useful for defense. Some time before 1500 the ramparts and moats were dismantled and the street Volden was established on the former westernmost rampart.{{Sfn|Weinreich|2007|loc=line 5-8|p=55|ps=: ...i 1562 omtales mester Ribers grund på Nprregrav og Volden."}} The street Badstuegade runs parallel to Volden to the west and archaeological excavations have shown evidence of a former moat and the foundations of an old city gate by the building Borgporten (Lit. Castle Gate). It is believed the surplus earth from the rampart was used to fill in the moat Badstuegade was established on.{{Sfn|Emanuel|1960|p=51|loc=line 12|ps=: "Volden er formodentlig udjævnet og brugt til at opfylde graveq med."}}{{cite web|url=http://aarhuswiki.dk/wiki/Graven|title=Graven|publisher=Aarhus City Archives|language=Danish|access-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220201639/http://aarhuswiki.dk/wiki/Graven|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Until 1867 the southern section of Volden, nearest Store Torv, was called Pustervig which is a common name known from other Danish cities. The word "puz" means water-filled hole or mud-pit so some theories speculate that the area may have been swampy. Another theory is that it is related to blacksmiths which at the time were called {{lang|da|kulpustere}} (coal-blowers) for their use of bellows.{{Sfn|Emanuel|1960|p=46|loc=line 13|ps=: "I øvrigt hed den søndre del af gaden Volden nærmest Store Torv ligc indtil 1867 Pustervig, et gadenavn som også kendes fra andre byer."}} Additionally, blacksmiths in medieval towns tended to be located at the outskirts or by open areas to protect thatched housing from fire and embers. The building on the corner of Volden and Rosensgade was called {{lang|da|smedegården}} (smith's house) until 1562 and was owned by the blacksmiths' guild. The name {{lang|da|pustervig}} can then best be translated as {{lang|da|smedegade}} (Smith street) and it was likely where blacksmiths plied their trade in the Middle Ages.{{Sfn|Emanuel|1960|p=46|loc=line 15|ps=: "Det er da sandsynligt, at smedene i det gamle Århus har boet ved Volden, og vi ved også, at gården på hjørnet af Rosensgade og Volden i 1562 kaldtes smedegården og var smedelavets ejendom. Pustervig kan altså bedst oversættes til Smedegade."}}

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