onsdag 29. juli 2026

The importance of Saint Olaf - the case of the Skjervøy altarpiece

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Today, July 29, is the feast of Saint Olaf. He was killed at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, in an attempt to regain his kingship of Norwa...
fredag 24. juli 2026

The iron pilgrim - an aspect from the cult of Saint James the Elder

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Ne wight with him for his assistance went,  But that great yron groome, his gard and gouernment  - Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene (Book 5...
søndag 19. juli 2026

Serendipity as method, or - The case for reading broadly

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  Sometimes they stand too near the problem. Often, if a person looks at something very closely he can see a few things more clearly, but th...
tirsdag 30. juni 2026

Thrice-illumined

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  Western Norway has been a grey castle this June, with mist and grey clouds being constant features throughout almost every day, and also b...
søndag 28. juni 2026

A note on reading fragments - or, Why human agency remains important

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This week, there has been a lot of publicity around the latest development in the efforts to extract texts from the fire-damaged scrolls fro...
tirsdag 23. juni 2026

A woodcut for the Nativity of John the Baptist

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I should be in bed, but since it is a summer's night I am staying up longer than is sensible. This night, moreover, is the feast of the ...
mandag 22. juni 2026

A new publication on local history

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  Two weeks ago, the households of my native village of Hyen received this booklet in their mailboxes. It is a publication that celebrates t...