søndag 18. oktober 2009

Mariakirken. Oldest remaining building in town.


This church was 350 years old - when Columbus
rediscovered Amerika.
Bulilding started soon after 1120.
Was also parish church for 400 years for the hanseatic
in Bergen.(at Bryggen).  Sermons were held in german language.

2 kommentarer:

  1. This is beautiful! I notice in Norwegian language is words what is similar or nearly similar with german. Is it?

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  2. Robert. You are observant. Yes many of our words are influented from german language, and also from a lot other languages.We say that english i french with wrong pronouncion.
    When the vikings left England, they also left norwegian words as "bag", town names ending with -ton and -ham, gate, -dale etc.

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