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A song of gods and dragons: What's behind the animals carved in Norway's stave churches


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Norway’s stave churches are a sight to behold. Built on staves (large wooden posts) and with a distinctive roof, they’re now almost unique in the world. But these churches are more than a tourist attraction: they tell a tale of a time when the country switched from Norse beliefs to Christianity.
Heddal Stave Church (Creative Commons).
It seems somewhat surprising, given their traditional way of life, that Vikings embraced Christianity so thoroughly. But around a thousand years ago, the shift was already taking hold.
The oldest stave churches still standing today (that we know of, at least) are dated to the 1100s, but earlier churches are also known. Catholics preferred stone for their churches, and Vikings also built some wooden churches but stave churches were the norm. They didn’t use any nails, just wood, and the inside was often decorated with dragons or other mythical animals. ....

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