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Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg. Vestfold is located west of the Oslo Fjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs through the district. Many islands are located at the coast. Vestfold is known for shipping and sailing. Formerly a headquarters for whaling fleets, the coastal towns of Vestfold now engage in fishing and shipbuilding. Some lumbering is carried on in the interior. The district als ...

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The family of Harald Fairhair, who is said to be the first king of the whole Norway, was from this area. At that time Vestfold, including Lier and Eiker, was a petty kingdom. Erik Agnarsson Halfdan Hvitbeinn (part of Vestfold) Eystein Halfdansson Halfdan the Mild Gudrød the Hunter Halfdan the Black, together with his brother, Olaf Gudrødsson Ragnvald the Mountain-High Harald Fairhair Bjørn Farmann Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, brother of Bjørn Harald ...

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Vestfold, Vestfold - History, Vestfold - Municipalities

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The family of Harald Fairhair, who is said to be the first king of the whole Norway, was from this area. At that time Vestfold, including Lier and Eiker, was a petty kingdom. Kings of Vestfold include: Erik Agnarsson Halfdan Hvitbeinn (part of Vestfold) Eystein Halfdansson Halfdan the Mild Gudrød the Hunter Halfdan the Black, together with his brother, Olaf Gudrødsson Ragnvald the Mountain-High Harald Fairhair Bjørn Farmann Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, brother of Bjørn Harald ...

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Vestfold, Vestfold - History, Vestfold - Municipalities

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Archaeological surveys have shown that stave churches, as they are best represented today by the Borgund stave church, descend from palisade constructions and later churches with earth-bound posts. The palisade constructions are known from buildings from the Viking era. Logs were split in two halves, rammed into the ground and given a roof. A simple construction yet very strong. If set in gravel the wall could last for decades, even centuries. Remains of buildings of this type are found over much of Europe. An archaeological survey in Lund uncov ...

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Stave church, Stave church - Construction, Stave church - Single nave church Type A, Stave church - Church with a raised roof Type B, Stave church - History, Stave church - Architecture and decoration, Stave church - Dating of churches, Stave church - The old stave churches, Stave church - Later stave churches and replicas, Stave church - Archaeological sites and dismantled churches, Stave church - Footnote

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Many stave churches are now long gone. The full list of archaeological sites and dismantled stave churches Iceland Thorarinsstadir archaeological excavation in Seyðisfjörður, east Iceland (Post church which predates stave church) Norway Filefjell stave church Vågå stave church (portal from an old church) < ...

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Stave church, Stave church - Construction, Stave church - Single nave church Type A, Stave church - Church with a raised roof Type B, Stave church - History, Stave church - Architecture and decoration, Stave church - Dating of churches, Stave church - The old stave churches, Stave church - Later stave churches and replicas, Stave church - Archaeological sites and dismantled churches, Stave church - Footnote

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Stave churches are a very popular phenomenon and several are built or rebuilt around the world. The two most copied are Borgund and Hedared, with some variations, and sometimes with adoptions to add elements from known stave churches from the area. In other places they are of a more free form, and built for display. The full list of later stave churches and replicas Sweden Skaga stave church in Töreboda, Västra Götaland county, built in the 12th century, torn down in the 19th century, rebuilt in the 1950s, burnt down, and rebuilt again in 2001 ...

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Stave church, Stave church - Construction, Stave church - Single nave church Type A, Stave church - Church with a raised roof Type B, Stave church - History, Stave church - Architecture and decoration, Stave church - Dating of churches, Stave church - The old stave churches, Stave church - Later stave churches and replicas, Stave church - Archaeological sites and dismantled churches, Stave church - Footnote

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Even though the wooden churches had structural differences, they give a recognizable general impression. Formal differences may hide common features of their planning; while apparently similar buildings may turn out to have their structural elements organized completely differently. Despite this certain basic principles must have been common to all types of building. Basic geometrical figures, numbers that were easy to work with, one or just a few length units and simple ratios, and perhaps proportions as well were among the theoretic ...

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Stave church, Stave church - Construction, Stave church - Single nave church Type A, Stave church - Church with a raised roof Type B, Stave church - History, Stave church - Architecture and decoration, Stave church - Dating of churches, Stave church - The old stave churches, Stave church - Later stave churches and replicas, Stave church - Archaeological sites and dismantled churches, Stave church - Footnote

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Stave churches were once common in Northern Europe. In Norway alone a total of about 1000 churches are believed to have been built, although more recent research has adjusted this number upwards and it is now assumed to have been closer to 2000 [1]. The number of stave churches constructed in Sweden and the United Kingdom is unknown. Some believe they were the first type of church to be constructed in Scandinavia, however there existed an even older type called post churches, although the difference between the two is very small. A st ...

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Stave church, Stave church - Construction, Stave church - Single nave church Type A, Stave church - Church with a raised roof Type B, Stave church - History, Stave church - Architecture and decoration, Stave church - Dating of churches, Stave church - The old stave churches, Stave church - Later stave churches and replicas, Stave church - Archaeological sites and dismantled churches, Stave church - Footnote

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Norway Borgund stave church¹, Sogn og Fjordane, — end of the 12th century Eidsborg stave church¹, Telemark, — the middle of the 13th century Flesberg stave church¹ in Flesberg, Buskerud, built around 1200 Fåvang stave church in Ringebu, Oppland, rebuilt in 1630 (two old churches rebuilt as one) Garmo stave church¹, Oppland, — around 1150 Gol stave church¹ in Gol (now at Norsk Folkemuseum), Buskerud, built 1212 Grip stave church¹, Møre og Romsdal, s ...

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Stave church, Stave church - Construction, Stave church - Single nave church Type A, Stave church - Church with a raised roof Type B, Stave church - History, Stave church - Architecture and decoration, Stave church - Dating of churches, Stave church - The old stave churches, Stave church - Later stave churches and replicas, Stave church - Archaeological sites and dismantled churches, Stave church - Footnote

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