Hardangervidda

Stave Churches

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June 14th 2010
14 June 2010 South and central Norway has a distinctive series of mediaeval stave churches. They have this name because there main structural items are timber columns or staves and there walls are constructed of vertical planks often covered in shingles. Many have very complicated roofs. On our travels today we visited two of them. The first was right outside our campsite at Roldal and the sec ... 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