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LOM STAVE CHURCH
The
Lom Stave Church dates to approximately 1210 - 1240 AD and it appears
in written sources for the first time during 1270 AD. This is a
triple-nave and many-column stave church. The church was completely
rebuilt into cruciform during the 1600´s and only the nave supporting
inner staves exists from the original church.
The chancel was
decorated in 1608 and the chancel-arch was carved in 1793. The acanthus
leaves of the pulpit are more recent work and the church was restored
in 1933.
Even this church have archeological evidences of a even
earlier church at the site, perhaps dating back to the period when St.
Olaf introduced Christianity to the valley in 1021 AD. Parts of the old
church may have been used in the construction of this.
Lom Stave Church is located in Lom. |
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