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More Reliable Dates for the Ages of Valdres Medieval Churches by Jahn Børe Jahnsen, reprinted from the Budstikken, May 2005 As a church historian I am asked over and over …
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 …
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.