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title: Runes in the Lom Stave Church
author: Wanda Marcussen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12785/runes-in-the-lom-stave-church/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Runes in the Lom Stave Church

_Authored by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/)_

## Image File

[![Runes in the Lom Stave Church](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12785.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12785.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Runes](https://www.worldhistory.org/runes/) left from the construction of Lom Stave Church. The church has been standing since the last half of the 12th century CE, and the runes spell out "I was here, all the way up in the corner”.

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## About the Author

Wanda Marcussen is a doctoral research fellow in environmental history at the University of Oslo. Her academic interest includes climate history, marine environmental history, and cultural heritage studies.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Marcussen, W. (2020, September 19). Runes in the Lom Stave Church. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12785/runes-in-the-lom-stave-church/>
### Chicago
Marcussen, Wanda. "Runes in the Lom Stave Church." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 19, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12785/runes-in-the-lom-stave-church/>.
### MLA
Marcussen, Wanda. "Runes in the Lom Stave Church." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Sep 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12785/runes-in-the-lom-stave-church/>.

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