Night of the Bell Towers
 The Kolketarn Tower in Franmark | |
| Native name | Nåkt de Clockentern |
|---|---|
| Date | March 9, 1771 |
| Time | 12:00 am; Midnight (UTC -1) |
| Motive | To cause fear within the noble populous of Northern Nisserige |
| Target | Noblemen and Loyalists |
| Organised by | Johannes Volker (alleged); Gerulf Anselm |
The Night of the Bell Towers (Nisser: Nåkt de Clockentern) was a large-scale organized dissent during the Nisser Revolutions that used the intimidation tactics that were standard for much of the Gothic Revolution in Northern Nisserige. Taking place on midnight of 9 March 1769, several bell and carillon towers across Northern Nisserige began to loudly ring and play funerary music as an act of organized protest against the Kingdom of Nisser. The dissent is largely agreed to have been organized by Gerulf Anselm, while the involvement of Johannes Volker is debated upon.
Prior to midnight on March 9th, Anselm, and many of his supporters in the Gothic Revolution, made plans to take control of bell towers across Northern Nisserige. The bell towers, under the reign of Rudolf III, were largely owned by the Ulvriktru nobility in Nisserige. This fact, along with their ability to play long-distance music with a carillon, made the towers a primary target for Anselm, and so on the evening of March 9th, Anselm's supporters forcefully took control of bell towers across the north and waited until midnight to begin playing funerary music.
The music was reportedly heard from all over the north, even reaching the capital of Grünefeld. In Franmark, the music incited riots across the city, both in favor and against Anselm, as many believed the music was a sign that the revolution had begun to spread to the cities. The Kingdom of Nisser attempted to capture the participants of the dissent, but by the time the royal authorities had reached the bell towers, most were already empty.
The choice to play funerary music during the protest fell in line with many of the cultural and political facets of the Gothic Revolution. Throughout the Gothic Revolution, many revolutionaries wore black to symbolize the death of the monarchy. Although there are no accounts from Anselm as to why funerary music was chosen specifically, many historians agree that it was meant as a threat to the monarchy by symbolizing their death in music in the same way that other Gothic Revolutionaries wore black.