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Stave Churches
All over southern and central Norway you'll come across wooden stave churches.
They come in all forms, from the monumental to the pocket-sized and cute. But no
matter what form they take there's something about them that will stir up hazy
memories of childhood. That's because the stave churches of Norway, many of
which come enveloped in stories of trolls and are adorned with fantastically carved
creatures, are without doubt the very definition of fairy-tale churches, none more
so than the spectacular
Heddal Stave Church
.
Heddal Stave Chruch
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