Norwegian Stave Churches, Hauglid

From the introduction, the words of a Danish poet upon his visit to Borgund’s stave church: “‘The inside is like a smokehouse dedicated to some mystic cult, where the darkness of the Saga overwhelms the flickering candles of Catholicism, whose shadows fall on the axes of mail-clad peasants and the flowing beards of Viking kings — a sinister experience, quite honestly.’”

Black-and-white plates of the Borgund church and others are showcased in this volume.