"Norway and the Nordic countries have a pagan heritage to be somewhat proud of. A heritage that few have been aware of," says ...

It brings together traces of Celtic art, Viking traditions and Romanesque spatial structures ... on a promontory in the remarkable Sognefjord on the west coast of Norway. The stave churches constitute ...

In Norway, a Viking woman's grave found at Skei contained ... The excavation began under the 12th-century church. Here the team found a large number of burials - not unusual in a church from ...

And, of course, the church centers and monasteries ... in the history of the kings of Norway, it was the sagas. But then, beginning with the discovery of Viking burial ships a century ago ...

There are uniquely Norwegian Stave Churches, UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Travel back in time and learn about Norway's rich heritage, including Vikings and the Sami. A lot is known about what ...