The church is a thoroughly Romanesque building from the first half and
the middle of the 13th century. In the interior a unique inscription in
runes records the names of the farmers of the parish who with their oxen
made their day's work the building of the church. There is, too, an inscription
telling that Halvard made the wall paintings. The name must refer to the
simple but decoratively energetic ornaments in arches and vaults, largely
derived from the patterns used by master smiths in their iron works on church
doors and chests. The "Passion master" from the 1 5th century
is represented by extensive suites of tapestry-like wallpaintings. The altar
shrine is local work from the end of the 14th century.
Photo Hans Hemlin
Text Dr. Bengt G Söderberg
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