▁provincial ▁govern ors ▁in ▁Northern ▁J ut land , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁absol ut ism , ▁became ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁County ▁of ▁Northern ▁J ut land ▁for ▁tax es . ▁ ▁A ▁building ▁had ▁existed ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁before ▁Christian ▁III ' s ▁castle . ▁It ▁stood ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁and ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁documentation ▁of ▁A al borg hus , ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 3 4 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Mar gre the ▁I ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁death ▁place ▁of ▁King ▁Hans ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 3 ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁horse ▁r iding ▁accident . ▁ ▁King ▁Freder ik ▁I ▁had ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁initial ▁building ▁around ▁ 1 5 3 0 ▁and ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁site ▁to ▁convert ▁A al borg ' s ▁Francis can ▁monaster y ▁into ▁a ▁castle . ▁However ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Christian ▁III , ▁who ▁later ▁decided ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁original ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 9 ▁and ▁contract ed ▁the ▁royal ▁architect ▁Mort en ▁Bus sert ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁fort ified ▁castle ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁site , ▁near ▁the ▁Lim f j ord . ▁A ▁bar rier ▁wall ▁was ▁built ▁alongside ▁the ▁f j ord , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 3 , ▁King ▁Christian ▁IV ▁ ▁built ▁a ▁north ▁wing ▁facing ▁the ▁port , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁gran ary ▁for ▁the ▁storage ▁of ▁food ▁supplies ▁such ▁as ▁gra in