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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 …
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 …
n all of Norway there are about two dozen stave churches and of these five are in Valdres: Hedal, Reinli, Lomen, Hegge and Hurum (Høre). Hedal’s history is as fascinating as any.
Adventures of Judas Statue…Tale Hangs on Altarpiece of Hegge Stave Church Judas Iscariot is fallen! That is not news. It was recorded in the Bible two thousand years ago. But …
Andrew Veblen was born in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin in 1848. He was typical of second generation immigrants who learned the language and customs of their home area in Norway and …