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Remains of Church at QassiarsukThe remains of a church from c.1300 at Quassiarsuk (Brattahlid / Brattahlíð) in Greenland. Remains of an earlier church were found under these…
Woman in traditional Norse dress outside Tjodhilde's Church in QassiarsukPhoto of a woman in traditional Norse dress outside the reconstruction of Tjodhilde's Church in Qassiarsuk, Southern Greenland by Franziska Mahler -…
Interior of the church ruins at HvalseyPhoto by Ella Grødem - Visit Greenland
Church Ruin at Hvalsey in GreenlandHvalsey church was probably built in the early 14th Century, and is located in the Norse settlement of Hvalsey (modern Qaqortoq). There are some…
Cross in the interior of Tjodhilde's Church in QassiarsukAn image of the interior of the reconstructed church (or chapel) known as Tjodhilde's Church in Qassiarsuk, Southern Greenland by Mads Pihl - Visit…
Reconstruction of Tjodhilde's Church in Brattahlíð, GreenlandTjodhild came to Greenland with her husband Erik the Red, founder of the first settlement in Greenland at Brattahlíð. The small church (or…
Photos of Jelling Kirke in DenmarkToday’s Jelling Church is a Romanesque masonry church, built around 1100 on the site of Harald Bluetooth’s original church from the 900s AD. In 2000,…
Runic inscriptions from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (1150-1200 AD)
Runic inscription from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (Unspecified date)
Runic inscription from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.This runic inscription can be found in the covered exterior passage, on the fourth wall-board to the right of the south portal. The inscription…
A bishop's chair from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.The bishop's chair from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.
Exterior of Heddal stave church in Nottoden, Norway (early 13th Century).Exterior of the triple Heddal stave church in Nottoden, Norway (early 13th Century), which is the largest stave church in Norway.
Original medieval forged chandelier from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway (ca. 1180).The church in Bø was built around 1180 and was dedicated to St. Olaf. The semi-circle apse in the chancel was added at a later date. The forged iron…
Original medieval three-panel carved wood altar of St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway (ca. 1180).Interior of the church of St. Olaf in Bø (built around 1180). Original medieval three-panel carved wood altar, with the crowning of Mary featured in…
View into the interior of Thjodhild's ChurchThjodhild (Þjóðhild) had a church built in the Viking settlement of Brattahlíð (Qassiarsuk), Greenland. The reconstruction shows how the interior…
Remains of the Viking Age church at BrattahlíðRemains of the Viking Age church at Brattahlid (Brattahlíð). Thjodhild (Þjóðhild), Eirik the Red's wife, had the church…
Reconstructed Viking Age church in GreenlandThjodhild (Þjóðhild) stands on the low wall surrounding the reconstructed Viking Age church at the Viking settlement of Brattahlíð (Qassiarsuk),…
St Magnus Church, OrkneySt Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders…
Round Church at Orphir, OrkneyThe round 'Kirk' at Orphir was built in the late eleventh or early twelfth century, possibly by Earl Hakon. It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas and its…