Chindlifraesser
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
Chindlifraesser
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
The Chindlifresserbrunnen (German for Child Eater Fountain) is a fountain at the Kornhausplat (Granary Place) in Bern, Switzerland It is one of the Old City of Bern's fountains from the 16th century.
It was created in 1545/46 by Hans Gieng in place of a wooden fountain from the 15th century. The new fountain's original name was Platzbrunnen (Place Fountain); the current name was used first in 1666.Chindli s a Swiss German diminutive for the German word Kind, meaning child. A literal translation of the name Chindlifresserbrunnen therefore would be "Fountain of the Eater of Little Children".
Also used in the past to frighten disobedient children.
Around the fountain's base runs a frieze showing armed bears going to war, including a piper and a drummer. The frieze may have been designed by Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch.
The Chindlifresserbrunnen is an important object in the novel L'Ogre (The Ogre) by Jacques Chessex.
A very grateful thank you to the following group for featuring this picture
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June 11th, 2015
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