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List of archaeological sites and dismantled stave churches

List of archaeological sites and dismantled stave churches

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List of archaeological sites and dismantled stave churches in northern Europe. The list is still not complete, and will be continually revised as traces of churches are found all the time.

Main article: Stave church

Iceland

Norway

  • Atrå stave church
  • Aurland Stave church (Parts of it on display at Bergen Museum.)
  • Austad stave church
  • Bagn stave church, Sør-Aurdal municipality, Norway (Portal on display at (?) in Copenhagen. There are still two stave churches left in the municipality; Reinli stave church and Hedal stave church)
  • Bjølstad stave church
  • Bødal stave church
  • Dal stave church
  • Dovre stave church
  • Flå stave church
  • Fåberg stave church
  • Gårå stave church
  • Gaupne stave church, parts of which are incorporated into Old Gaupne Church
  • Gausdal stave church
  • Gransherad stave church
  • Grindaker stave church
  • Hafslo stave church
  • Hakastein Church, Skien, archaeological excavation of post church constructed between 1010 and 1040.
  • Hemsedal stave church
  • Hof stave church
  • Hylestad Stave Church, Setesdal. (Demolished and the portal on display at University Museum of Antiquities in Oslo Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Historisk Museum, Oslo)
  • Imshaug stave church
  • Kvie stave church
  • Liseherad stave church
  • Mæl stave church
  • Nesland stave church
  • Nes stave church, Nes municipality, Norway (The church is painted by I. C. Dahl)
  • Øyfjell stave church
  • Rennebu stave church
  • Rinde stave church
  • Fystro stave church
  • Øyar Stave church
  • St. Thomas Church, Filefjell (Filefjell stave church) at Filefjell, Norway (Well known church in Norwegian folklore)
  • Sannidal stave church Lardal stave church
  • Sauland stave church
  • Stedje stave church (Parts of it on display at Bergen Museum, painted by J.C. Dahl, on display at Bergen Kunstmuseum.)
  • Tonjum stave church (Parts of it on display at Bergen Museum.)
  • Tuddal stave church
  • Tuft stave church
  • Ulvik stave church (Parts of it on display at Bergen Museum.)
  • Vågå stave church is sometimes referred to as a stave church, but is the result of extensive reconstruction with reuse of materials from the demolished stave church. Original stave church was constructed in 1150, and was converted to a cruciform church in 1626–28.
  • Vangsnes stave church
  • Veggeli stave church
  • Vegusdal stave church
  • Veum stave church
  • Vinje stave church
  • Ål stave church, Ål, Hallingdal, dismantled in 1880. (Wood roof in the quire with paintings from the 13th century are now at display at Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Historisk Museum in Oslo)
  • Årdal stave church (Parts of it on display at Bergen Museum.)

Sweden

References

  1. [1]
    "The Early Medieval Church at Seydisfjordur". Viking Archaeology Viking Archaeology. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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