Ruins of St. Olof&#039;s church in Sigtuna (Sweden)

Title: Ruins of St. Olof's church in Sigtuna (Sweden)
Submitted by: DocRife
Description: Ruins of St. Olof's church in Sigtuna. The church was one of the first stone churches in Scandinavia, as evidenced by the type of building techniques used in the older walls which date it to the early 11th century. St. Olof is none other than the Norwegian king Olaf Haraldsson who died at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030, a date which in Norway marks the end of the Viking Age.
Identifier: NM-01280
Temporal Coverage: Viking Age (0750–1100)
Place of Origin: Sigtuna; Sweden
Current Location: Olofsgatan, 193 30 Sigtuna, Sweden; 59.6183576, 17.7211632
Format: Stone
Type: Church See all items with this value; Historical Building See all items with this value; Built Enviroment See all items with this value; Place & Environment See all items with this value
Subject: Olaf Haraldsson / Saint Olaf; Stone Church
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0