Pilgrimage. Oslo Trondheim July2001

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Pilgrimage. Oslo - Trondheim July-2001
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GUDBRANDSDALENLOOKING TO THE SOUTH
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GUDBRANDSDALEN, LOOKING TO THE NORTH
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MJØSAOUR LARGEST LAKE, VIEW FROM 500 m.a.s.
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE HERE?UP IN THE VALLEY OF
GUDBRANDSDALEN OVERLOOKING MJØSA
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RINGEBUSTAVKIRKEnoe of severalstave churches
in Norway.
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THE END OF GUDBRANDSDALEN, looking south.
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AND THE BEGINNING OF SEVERAL MOUNTAINS.SJOA A
POPULAR RAFTING RIVER
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Nord-Fron octagonal churchDovre mountain to the
right.
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ST. OLAVS horses hoofor cloven foot?And a pair
of mountainboots
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Kristin Lavransdatter,outside Nord-Sel
church.She was on pilgrimage to Nidaros in the
middle ages. Sigrid Undset got a Noble Price
in literature.
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Dovre forest, before climbing up. A rainy and
foggy early morning.
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Dovre village/city.The church is made of slate
(stones).A pilgrimsign showing direction and km
to Trondheim
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The entrance to the old Kingsroad, crossing
Dovre mountain.
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At Dovre I had to cross this river, guess how?
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The pilgrimsign on slate stone. Moss is covering
Dovre in all different shades of green and yellow.
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Crossing a lake at Dovre white cotton grass
flowers all over.
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In TRØNDELAG the county after crossing
DOVRE.Foggy and rainy, but what is missing at
these farms?
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Herser! The old way of drying hay. On the left
white plastic balls, the modern way of preserving
hay
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MELDAL FOLKLORE-MUSEUM
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Bergmannen. Norway is a mining country and here,
in Løkken, is a symbol of one of our miners.
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Byåsen hill. On the other side of the hill is
Trondheim. On the left side the fjord of Trondheim
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Nidarosdomen. The cathedral of Trondheim. Nidaros
was the name of the city in the middle ages.
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The west wall of the cathedral and the main
entrance. It is covered with statues of holy
persons.
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The pilgrims have reached Trondheim.And are
welcomed by the bishop in the new pilgrim office.