12 articles in this issue
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Rikard Hedvall
The churches in Klåstad. A presentation of a progressive projektBy Rikard Hedvall In 1997 an unknowed round naved churchruin was discovered in Klosterstad/Klåstad, Östergötland. The church dates approximately to the first half of the 13th century. It was ... see more
Christian Lovén, Claes Gejrot
Graves beneath church walls By Christian Lovén, with an appendix by Claes GejrotSkeletons discovered beneath church walls are generally taken to be indications of an earlier wooden church at the site. This may not always be true. Canon law, as well as pro... see more
Knut Drake
Turku Cathedral – A Subject of Continued Research By Knut DrakeFinland consisted of a single diocese in the Middle Ages, with the bishop’s see located in Turku (Sw. Åbo). In connection with Turku Cathedral’s restoration in 1923-1928, a thorough investigat... see more
Ville Laakso
Papinniemi in Uukuniemi and other orthodox village cemeteries in Eastern Finland – basis for and problems of research By Ville LaaksoAt the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries Sweden conquered an area in Karelia known as the Käkisalmi Province (fig. 1). T... see more
Tanja Ratilainen
Research On the Building Technique of St Cross Church of Hattula in Häme By Tanja RatilainenThe main object of the research was to see what kind of building technique was used and how the building process had proceeded in the 15th century when the St Cros... see more
Jens Vellev
Sct. Jørgenskapellet at Spidlegård on Bornholm. Archaeological studies 1918, 1960, 1961 and 1962 By Jens VellevOn the island of Bornholm, just northwest of Åkirkeby, the only institution where lepers could receive care and lodging was established in ... see more
Poul Baltzer Heide
The Burials in the chapel by SpidlegårdBy Poul Baltzer HeideThe purpose of this anthropological research is an attempt to find a pattern in the burials, in factors such as sex, age and disease. Because of the poor possibilities to decide the sex of the bu... see more
Jan Brendalsmo, Frans-Arne Stylegar
Of Migratory Legends and Deserted Churches By Jan Brendalsmo & Frans-Arne StylegarThe main purpose of the article is to argue for observance of oral tradition as a source to deserted medieval churches. Such churches are referred to in place-names, where c... see more
Thomas Bertelsen
Studies of the late medieval stilt towers of DenmarkBy Thomas BertelsenThe research is dealing with a characteristic late medieval type of church towers, especially spread in Eastern Jutland and dating back to about 1450-1550. The type differs from tradit... see more
Jørgen H. Jensenius
Planning and Design of the Early Wooden Churches. A Contribution to a Theory By Jørgen H. Jensenius.For more than 160 years, researchers have conducted investigations into the churches which existed before the stave churches in Norway, and they have point... see more