Remains of St Hallvard's Cathedral, Oslo
Title
Remains of St Hallvard's Cathedral, Oslo
Hallvardskatedralen
Subject
Archaeological sites
Description
St Hallvard's Cathedral was first built in the twelfth century, and fell out of use in the seventeenth century. It's remains are now visible in Oslo.
St Hallvard shot full of arrows and killed when he tried to defend a pregnant woman from attack. His attackers weighted his body with a millstone and threw it into Drammens Fjord. His body later floated to the surface, millstone and all. He is the patron saint of Oslo.
In 1389, Brother Narve Matthiassön asked in his will to be buried here near his kinsman Master Oghmundr berserkr, so somewhere in this photo may be the last resting place of one of the two historically-attested berserks.
St Hallvard shot full of arrows and killed when he tried to defend a pregnant woman from attack. His attackers weighted his body with a millstone and threw it into Drammens Fjord. His body later floated to the surface, millstone and all. He is the patron saint of Oslo.
In 1389, Brother Narve Matthiassön asked in his will to be buried here near his kinsman Master Oghmundr berserkr, so somewhere in this photo may be the last resting place of one of the two historically-attested berserks.
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Megan Arnott
Source
Megan Arnott
Publisher
Megan Arnott
Date
12/07/2016
Contributor
Megan Arnott
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Megan Arnott
Relation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Hallvard%27s_Cathedral
https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Hallvardskatedralen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallvard_Vebj%C3%B8rnsson
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=658
http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.prl?b=4036&s=n&str
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jpg
Language
English
Type
StillImage
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/841
Coverage
Modern, Norway, Norge, Oslo, Medieval
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