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Woodcarving decoration on the north side of the Urnes Stave Church in Ornes, Norway. The church dates from c. 1130 CE and was included on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979 CE. The carvings, based on traditional...

The interior of Lom Stave Church, Norway. The church has been standing since the last half of the 12th century CE but much of the decor dates from later periods.

The interior of Urnes Stave church in Ornes, Norway. The church dates from c. 1130 CE and was included on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979 CE. Most of the interior dates from the 17th century CE.

The Borgund Stave Church, Norway. The church dates from c. 1180.

This wind vane (Old Norse veðrviti) glittered at the prow of a longship in the 11th century. Such vanes are very decorative - here a motif of the great beast - and mark of high status in the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages...

A c. 1907 photograph taken by E. Bieber of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) at the piano. (Bergen Public Library, Norway)

A collection of petroglyphs at The Begbyfelt in Østfold, Norway. The Petroglyphs are categorized as "Agricultural carvings”, and are believed to have been made between c. 1800 BCE and c. 400 CE.

Stone circles and mounds at The Hunnfelt in Østfold, Norway. Dating from c. 500 BCE to c. 900 CE.

A 14th century CE Icelandic manuscript illustration depicting Harald Fairhair, the first king of a united Norway (r. c. 872-933 CE). (Árni Magnússon Institute, Iceland)

The Urnes Stave church in Ornes, Norway. The church dates from c. 1130 CE and was included on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979 CE.