Church and stone fence (Niels Hansen Bragernes from 1701)Graveyard
Written sources mention the church the first time in 1359, but it was probably built in the latter half of the 1100s or the first half of the 1200s. The church was originally a single nave church (type B) with four free-standing internal posts bearing a raised central roof, surrounded by an ambulatory or aisles on all four sides. It had a narrower chancel, also with a raised central roof, and a semicircular apse. It was surrounded by a gallery loosely connected to the plank walls.[3]
In 1735, the chancel and apse, as well as the east wall of the nave, were removed. The nave was extended eastwards and two transepts were added, making a cruciform plan. The additions were built in horizontal log construction with notched corners. Portal planks are decorated with carved vines and animal ornamentation. Since few parts of the stave church are preserved, there are only scant remnants of its original decor. Of the original stave church, only three outer walls survived, as the internal posts and the raised roof were eliminated.[4]
The churchyard is fenced with slate brought from Haukeli farm on the west bank of the Lågen River. Some slates have iron rings affixed; these rings were used to tether horses during service. Each farmer had a designated ring for his horse (the oldest dated ring from 1661). The idiosyncratic stone fence is shown on a 1701 painting (the oldest existing painting of a stave church). [5][6]
The interior of the church is characterized by the reconstruction of 1735. There are a few remains of medieval furnishings. There is a decorated lion and a lionhead that also originates in the Middle Ages. Underneath the whitewashed walls, decorative paintings from the Middle Ages were uncovered.[7][8]
Galleryedit
Portal
Portal detail
Choir and pulpit
Pulpit detail
Nave and organ
Chandelier
Designated benches with names and numbers
Surrounding slate fence
Iron ring on slate
Horse field
Referencesedit
^"Stavkirke". lokalhistoriewiki.no. from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^Nina Aldin Thune. "Flesberg stavkirke". Store norske leksikon. from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^Jørgen H. Jensenius. "Flesberg. Flesberg kommune, Buskerud fylke". Stavkirke.info. from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^"Flesberg stavkirke". Den Norske Kirke. from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^Oluf Rygh. "Haukeli I Flesberg. Flesberg herad. Buskeruds amt". Norske Gaardnavne. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^"Flesberg stavkirke". Kunsthistorie. from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^"Flesberg kirke". Numedalskommunene. from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^"Flesberg stavkirke". historieboka.no. from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
Related readingedit
Leif Anker (2005) The Norwegian Stave Churches (Oslo: Arfo Forlag) ISBN978-8291399294
Roar Hauglid (1970) Norwegian Stave Churches (Oslo: Dreyers Forlag) ISBN978-8209106020
External linksedit
Flesberg Stave Church, Directorate for Cultural Heritage – in Norwegian
Flesberg Stave Church in Stavkirke.org 13 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine – in Norwegian
Flesberg Stave Church in a video about churches in Numedal – in English
flesberg, stave, church, nynorsk, flesberg, stavkyrkje, stave, church, located, flesberg, buskerud, county, norway, contents, history, gallery, references, related, reading, external, linkshistory, edit, nbsp, church, stone, fence, niels, hansen, bragernes, fr. Flesberg Stave Church Nynorsk Flesberg stavkyrkje is a stave church located at Flesberg in Buskerud county Norway 1 2 Flesberg Stave Church Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 Related reading 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Church and stone fence Niels Hansen Bragernes from 1701 nbsp Graveyard Written sources mention the church the first time in 1359 but it was probably built in the latter half of the 1100s or the first half of the 1200s The church was originally a single nave church type B with four free standing internal posts bearing a raised central roof surrounded by an ambulatory or aisles on all four sides It had a narrower chancel also with a raised central roof and a semicircular apse It was surrounded by a gallery loosely connected to the plank walls 3 In 1735 the chancel and apse as well as the east wall of the nave were removed The nave was extended eastwards and two transepts were added making a cruciform plan The additions were built in horizontal log construction with notched corners Portal planks are decorated with carved vines and animal ornamentation Since few parts of the stave church are preserved there are only scant remnants of its original decor Of the original stave church only three outer walls survived as the internal posts and the raised roof were eliminated 4 The churchyard is fenced with slate brought from Haukeli farm on the west bank of the Lagen River Some slates have iron rings affixed these rings were used to tether horses during service Each farmer had a designated ring for his horse the oldest dated ring from 1661 The idiosyncratic stone fence is shown on a 1701 painting the oldest existing painting of a stave church 5 6 The interior of the church is characterized by the reconstruction of 1735 There are a few remains of medieval furnishings There is a decorated lion and a lionhead that also originates in the Middle Ages Underneath the whitewashed walls decorative paintings from the Middle Ages were uncovered 7 8 Gallery edit nbsp Portal nbsp Portal detail nbsp Choir and pulpit nbsp Pulpit detail nbsp Nave and organ nbsp Chandelier nbsp Designated benches with names and numbers nbsp Surrounding slate fence nbsp Iron ring on slate nbsp Horse fieldReferences edit Stavkirke lokalhistoriewiki no Archived from the original on 28 August 2016 Retrieved 15 August 2016 Nina Aldin Thune Flesberg stavkirke Store norske leksikon Archived from the original on 7 November 2017 Retrieved 1 October 2017 Jorgen H Jensenius Flesberg Flesberg kommune Buskerud fylke Stavkirke info Archived from the original on 14 August 2011 Retrieved 15 August 2016 Flesberg stavkirke Den Norske Kirke Archived from the original on 20 September 2016 Retrieved 15 August 2016 Oluf Rygh Haukeli I Flesberg Flesberg herad Buskeruds amt Norske Gaardnavne Retrieved 1 October 2017 Flesberg stavkirke Kunsthistorie Archived from the original on 23 August 2016 Retrieved 15 August 2016 Flesberg kirke Numedalskommunene Archived from the original on 7 November 2017 Retrieved 1 October 2017 Flesberg stavkirke historieboka no Archived from the original on 7 November 2017 Retrieved 1 October 2017 Related reading editLeif Anker 2005 The Norwegian Stave Churches Oslo Arfo Forlag ISBN 978 8291399294 Roar Hauglid 1970 Norwegian Stave Churches Oslo Dreyers Forlag ISBN 978 8209106020External links editFlesberg Stave Church Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Norwegian Flesberg Stave Church in Stavkirke org Archived 13 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine in Norwegian Flesberg Stave Church in a video about churches in Numedal in English 59 51 29 N 9 25 30 E 59 858 N 9 425 E 59 858 9 425 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flesberg Stave Church amp oldid 1208083944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
