"Gol stave church door" Gol Things to Do Tip by Diana75

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  Gol stave church door
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      Gol stave church door
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  • Gol stave church door - Gol
      Gol stave church door
    by Diana75
  • Gol stave church door - Gol
      Gol stave church door
    by Diana75
 

Initially the doors of the wooden churches were very narrow.

According to popular legends, it was said that the believer should leave outside the church the bad spirits and the door was seen as a boundary for purification.

The heads of dragons had the role of frightening the bad spirits.

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  • Updated Mar 6, 2006
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