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Replica of Church Portal from Hylestad Stave Church

Replica of the carvings of the portal to Hylestad stave church. The carvings show scenes from the Sigurd legend.

Gol Stave Church

Gol Stave Church was moved to the Folkemuseum in the late 19th century. Only about one third of the surviving church was used (those parts that were…

Replica of an Altar Frontal with Scenes from Óláfs saga helga

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…

Information Board Explaining the History of the Stave Church in Heimaey

Explanation of the construction of the Norwegian Stave Church and the history of Christianity in Heimaey

Norwegian Stave Church in Heimaey

The replica stave church in Heimaey was a gift from the Norwegian state. It was erected in the year 2000 to commemorate 1000 years of Christianity in…

Gol stave church

Stave church, originally from Gol, Hallingdal, Norway, now in the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, Oslo.

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…

Photograph of Urnes Stave Church North Door

Photograph of carvings on the north side of Urnes Stave Church. These carvings date from c. 1130, and may depict pre-Christian motifs.