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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsTraveler
    900th anniversary of King Olav Haraldsson introducing Christianity to Lom in 1021Sigurd Strind, a Norwegian sailor, died May 5, 1943, when his ship, was torpedoed in Tasman SeaLom Stave Church built: Circa 1170 (with parts and staves dating to the 12th CE)2Heating pipes under the pewsOrgan pipes1Ceiling1Hmm.. how do you get to the other side of the wooden column in order to sit down?The balconyWindows panes made by hand (blown glass)3The pulpitGate to enter the pulpitThe chancel and altarAnother pulpit but this one has the hymn boardThe prison: During church services, criminals/prisoners were brought in to hear the sermonStave churches are stained using pine tar; a technique inherited from the VikingsThe pristine graveyardThe back entranceThe dragonMain entranceJørgen Erlandson Sveine: Farmer, born on the Haugen farm in Vågå in 1793, died at Sveine in 1851

    Day 10 Part 2: Lom Stave Church

    August 25 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Visit of the stave church in Lom. The wooden church was built ca. 1170, with extensions built in the 1600's.

    Anne Straus

    TravelerHeating pipes under the pewsWon't fall asleep in those pews.

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    Anne Straus

    TravelerCeilingWow!

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    Anne Straus

    TravelerHmm.. how do you get to the other side of the wooden column in order to sit down?That's the kids' section. 😉

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