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Detail Of The Urnes Stave Church Norway Royalty-Free Stock Photo


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Detail of the Urnes Stave Church in Norway representation of the fight between good and evil.On the other hand it is possible that the decoration of the earlier church represented a scene from Norse mythology a probable reason for its premature reconstruction in the 12th century. In this context the animal could be interpreted as the dragon Nidhogg gnawing at the roots of Yggdrasil the tree of life. The entwined serpents and dragons represent the end of the world according to the Norse legend of Ragnarök.

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Urnes Stave Viking church
Wooden church in the Norway.
Wooden church in the Norway.
Column of Urnes Stave Church, Norway

External wooden wall carved decoration of the medieval Urnes Stave church with viking motifs covered with tar in Ornes, Norway.
Detailed pattern of ancient vikings in Norway.