Replica of an Altar Frontal with Scenes from Óláfs saga helga
Title
Replica of an Altar Frontal with Scenes from Óláfs saga helga
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Artwork
Description
Altar frontal illustrated with scenes from Óláfs saga helga, written in 1320-30 about the Norwegian King St. Olaf, (1015 to 1028). The altar resides in the replica stave church in Heimaey, which was a gift from the Norwegian state. It was erected in the year 2000 to commemorate 1000 years of Christianity in Iceland. The information board describes the church as a detailed replica of the Holtdalen Stave Church built in 1170, and now in a museum in Trondheim, Norway.
Publisher
World-Tree Project
Date
2016
Contributor
Administrator
Rights
Public Domain Image
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Iceland
Westman Islands
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Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:isPartOf | Item: Norwegian Stave Church in Heimaey |
| This Item | dcterms:isReferencedBy | Item: Information Board Explaining the History of the Stave Church in Heimaey |
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