The dragon a throw back to the pagan days

Borgund Stave Church

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July 1st 2009
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. ~Lin Yutang July 1, 2009, Wednesday, Laerdal CG to Borgund Stave Church to Hemsdal, Norway. From Laerdal we drove to the Borgund Stave Church…WOW! It is like a pagoda style fancy wooden carved church. The timber for the church was felled during t ... read more

Europe » Norway

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more