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Recent Blog Posts

  • Valdres Samband/Vestlandslaget Combined StevneJune 18-20, 2015Kelly Inn – St. Cloud, Minnesota The first joint stevne of Valdres Samband and Vestlandslag was held on June 18-20, 2015 at the Kelly Inn in St. Cloud, …

  • Churches

    Volbu Church

    by mvweis

    The old church was, of course, a Stave church and there were external galleries around the church in the 17th century.  Volbu church was devoted to St Blasius, who was …

  • Churches

    Reinli Church

    by mvweis

    Reinli Church Origin Is Source of Legends Reprinted with permission from the Budstikken, December 1982. Before Christianity reached Valdres, the folk had their heathen gods and hov (temples) at which …

  • Churches

    Øye Stave Church

    by mvweis

    The church was first built in 1125, beside Vangsmjøsa. It was inundated by spring floods which unearthed corpses buried in the surrounding churchyward, so they moved the church. In the …

  • Ulnes, Strand, Skrautval, Aurdal, Aurdal Mountain Church, Tisleidalen, Tingnes By Jahn Børe Jahnsen There are four old churches in North Aurdal: Ulnes, Strand, Skrautvål and Aurdal. These are churches which …