Hound on the church door

 

Urnes Church Door

​​The Urnes Church Official description of the wood carvings on the very old church door!

Wood carvings from a very old church door in Norway. The oldest churches in Norway was built in about 1100 to 1150. It has been said that the animal on this door is a stag or even a dragon. To me it looks very much like a sighthound with tiny ears drown back. At a closer look the “dog/stag” holds an “arm/something” in his mouth. It is quite common for borzoi to “holding hands”.

 

Year of Event:

1100

Country:

Norway

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Author:

Arvid Andersen

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