Church of Our Lady

Trondheim - Day 1

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September 15th 2014
Geo: 63.4308, 10.3918Today I started at Nidaros cathedral. It is a massive cathedral built in the 13th century and prides itself on being the largest medieval building in Norway, or maybe thats the northernmost medieval building, its one of those two. For a long time this is where the Norwegian kings were coronated although these days I think coronations are spread all over the place. The outsid ... 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