Bergen in November!A little collage from my town.Including,Rosen krantz tårnet-Byparken,Doves and Mute Swans The Leprosy Museum St,jørgen Hospital, Håkonshallen,The Bergen Harbour,Ole Bull Cementry

This post is very long I agree

I tried to fix the photoes to small one like before but could not do it

So therfor I have to let them be like they are

Just scroll down and if you like one of them take a look

I think some of us are preparing for Christmas

I told myself not again this year all the gifts ..however some knitting is done

The bird  is the little European Robin

What met me coming in to town was all this Mute Swans(Knoppsvaner)

I counted 27 of them.They have been here every winther 

I think they have figure out there is food to getin town

Beside ,the little lake in Byparken is never frozen totally

Mute swan kids

I dont think this one is very old

among all the others he liked to" show off"

Here is the park and surroundings, Mount Ulriken..Icevalley and Kalfaret Community

Sankt Jacobs kirkegård

Some told me there was a lot of intrigue to look at old cemeteries, 

Especially the Lichen grew there.

There were many from Sankt Jørgen that was buried here.

The time is from the 1500s to the 20th century

The cemetery was originally used by poor people

 from all over Bergen and is considered to be the city's oldest poor cemetery.

Sankt Jacobs Cemetery was established in 1629 

as a result of a plague that hit large parts of the country this year.

 At that time, Bergen had around 12,000-15,000 inhabitants and 3171 people

 lost their lives in the epidemic. At this time, it was common for people to be buried in marked tombs near the churches. In the poor cemeteries, it is estimated that around 60-70% of the dead 

were buried in unmarked graves. For a fee, the richest were buried in the churches.

 After 1805 the custom of burying the dead gradually disappeared in the churches. 

In St. Jacob's cemetery, therefore, tombs are found from many of Bergen's most affluent citizens. Of well-known Bergeners, among others

Among the well-known Bergeners, one can find:

Merchant Hans Tank (1742-1804) and Maria Kramer Tank (1740-1801)

Stiftamtmann Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (1778-1849)

Merchant Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1787-1862)

Art painter I.C. Dahl (1788-1857).

Via Dolorosa

In the Middle Ages, the place where the cemetery is located is called "Jerusalem". From here up to the Kalfartoppen there will be 1200 steps, the same as the length of Via Dolorosa (the Way of Pain) and the distance from Jerusalem to Calvary. The repetition of Christ's walk with the cross up to the top of Calvary is believed to have given the name to the Calf. "Calvaria" is the Latin name of Calvary (skull).

60-70% of the dead were buried in unmarked graves in these poor cemeteries.

 Most other dead were buried in the cemetery until the church. In these cemeteries it was common to lay the dead in a marked grave. A small percentage of the dead were buried inside the church, underneath, or in basements. In order to be buried inside the church, the family had to pay large sums, and it was only the most prosperous families that had the opportunity to show the dead such great honor. In our days, hardly a burial inside the church would have been greatly honored - the result of this practice was a stink of decay that was a great shame to the churchgoers. In 1805, this practice came to an end, when a royal decree for the sake of honesty forbade the use of the sacred church room as "Hiding Place for Rotting Bodies."

I took a tour to see and there I found the old grave of Ole bull

 Bullwas a Norwegian violinist and composer in romance time.

Bull was one of the greatest violin virtuosos of the time

 that captivated the audience

But also Edvarg Grieg was buried here until he was moved to his home Trollhagen

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (born 15 June 1843 in Bergen, died 4 September 1907 in the same place) was a Norwegian national romantic composer. Grieg's best-known work is probably the piano concerto in a minor, op. 16. Other well-known orchestral works are the Peer Gynt Suites, op. 46 and 55, as well as the suite From the time of Holberg, op. 40. Grieg, with its 66 piano miniatures, had the greatest significance in contemporary times, lyrical pieces, while today chamber music and songs are considered most valuable. As a song composer, Grieg in Norway has become best known for his tone compositions for poems by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje and Arne Garborg. Abroad, his songs for lyrics were by Henrik Ibsen, H.C. Andersen and Heinrich Heine noticed most.

Burial memorial decorations will often be purely decorative, but many symbols are meaningful and can be counted as part of the burial. Proper understanding of the symbols will often depend on knowing something about the people involved; . One must therefore be careful to read too much into symbols and quotes.

St. Jørgen's hospital with the hospital church

A unique cultural monument with strong stories set in it's walls.

 In 1946 the old hospital closed it's doors for good.

MarkenBygate is known as an urban area from the 16th century onwards.

 Also located are the Seminary Fredericiaum (Bergen child asylum) from 1752, the Lepro museum with St. Jørgen hospital from 1411 and St. Jørgen church from 1706, Danckert Krohn's foundation from 1789 and Zander Kaae's foundation from 1770, both in late Baroque style, St. Jacobs cemetery from 1629, Stadsporten (city gate from 1628), Bergen Commercial Gymnasium, Cathedral Home, old Betanien Hospital, Bergen Academy of the Arts, Bergen Railway Station, Bergen Public Library, Nonneseter Chapel from 1250 and the statue of the city's founder Olav Kyrre.

The Sailor Monument is a monument on the Torgallmenningen in Bergen

, designed by the artist Dyre Vaa in the years 1939-45 and unveiled in 1950.

 The monument consists of twelve male figures and reliefs in two heights, cast in bronze

The Bryggen in Bergen, also known as the German Bryggen and Hansabryggen, comprises the old wooden building and fire-resistant stone cellars in the historic city center of Bergen. The pier was built around 1070, and from 1360 to 1754 was the seat of the German office in the city and the central hub of the Hanseatic trading business in Norway. The Hansa Company was also the Nordic region's first trading company. The pier consists of approx. 13 targets with 61 listed buildings,  and are on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Bryggen is the third most visited tourist attraction in Norway

Back in the saga era find a coating for the name Bryggen or Bryggene.

 Late in the Middle Ages, when the jetty emerged as a Hanseatic trading site,

 the name form German Bridge appears, in the same way that the St. Mary's Church

 was referred to as the "German Church" because religious services were held in German 

there until 1868. In the 17th and 17th centuries the common noun form Garpebryggen was also common. In the North, "garp" meant a core, but used about the German merchants the term may have been ironically meant. Later, the shape of the German bridge became a dominant one. On May 25, 1945, Bergen City Council decided that the name should be Bryggen in the future. The use of names has been a source of contention, and several have argued that the German bridge is most historically correct, and the desire of the city council to reverse the name decision.

The commercial farms on Bryggen

Chestnut tree

shadows from architecture

Luther and the Trees

Luther Oaks, Linden, Beeches, and an Apple tree

Trees have always, in all religions, been mythological symbols; they become transfigured, just think of the Tree of Knowledge. In our times, there are many legends about trees or their fruit, like the apple tree under which Newton sat.

For this reason, there are many 'tree legends' in association with Luther, who enjoyed spending his free time in the garden among trees and flowers.

Everywhere you go, there are Luther oaks, linden or beech trees which are more or less tied to docummented legends

in memory of the fallen soldiers

Håkon 4 Håkonsson was king for 46 years, from 1217 to 1263,

 and is the Norwegian king who has ruled over the largest land area.

Håkon Håkonsson was allegedly the illegitimate son of King Håkon Sverresson and his wife Inga of Varteig, born about half a year after the king's death in 1204. According to the so-called Bagler's saga, Håkon was brought to the birch bones in Trondheim, recognized by King Inge Bårdsson as king's son and raised by his court. At Inge's death, Håkon was made king of the birch bones and paid tribute to Øreting in 1217. Jarlen Skule Bårdsson, half brother of King Inge, who also claimed inheritance to the throne, was to be Håkon's custodian and governor and to have a third of the kingdom and tax countries. That same year, the baker king Philip died, and most of the bagler chiefs paid tribute to Håkon, but some dissatisfied raised new flocks (including ribbing) and made unrest on the Oppland for several years, until their chief Knut earl surrendered in 1227.

Until 1239 Håkon was at odds with his guardian, governor and later father-in-law Skule Bårdsson. Then came an open settlement that ended with Skule being fielded and Håkon ending more than a hundred years of conflict over the throne. Håkon passed a new throne-law which decided that the eldest married son should be the sole king. Håkon's government was characterized by a great deal of activity both in the internal government and in relations with abroad. He built and fortified several castles, churches and royal estates, including the Håkonshallen in Bergen. In 1263 he became ill and died in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands on December 17th.

Håkon's long reign is depicted in an extensive own saga, Håkon Håkonsson's saga (Hákonar saga old), led in the pen by the Icelander Sturla Tordsson, nephew of the great saga author Snorre Sturlason. Hakon's saga is the most detailed and reliable of the royal sagas; It was written in the years just after his death. But at the same time, the saga is officially written by his son and succeeds Magnus Lagaböte.

Detail from Håkonshallen

Ruins, holes and other secrets

https://www.forsvarsbygg.no/contentassets/1ba92296492246758190c25cecfa6b0e/1.-rosenkrantztarnet-bygnings--og-restaureringshistorie.pdf

Great stone street built in that time

The pier today

The historic wooden buildings from 1702 were clad in the 19th century. The preserved buildings at Bryggen today consist of the following farm rows, from the south: Søndre and norther Holmedalsgård, Bellgården, Jacobsfjorden (Hjortegården), Svensgården (double farm), Enhjørningen, south and north Bredsgård and Bugården (Bergen). There is little traffic that you can see at Bryggen.Photo taken at daytime 

This last photo is from the St Mary's Church,  in Bergen.The construction of the church is believed to have started in the 1130s or 1140s and completed around 1180, making this church the oldest remaining building in the whole city of Bergen.The church was known for a long time by the name of the German Church, since the Germans at Bryggen were obliged to belong to its church. The St. Mary's Church has two west towers, the ship is Romanesque and the choir Gothic. With 330 seats, it is the least of the three medieval churches in Bergen Unfortunately I did not take pictures inside the church.It was not allowed We will try again another time.I was very pleased to see all the beautiful things in there..I actually became amazed at the rich historical design including paintings  like Elias Fiigenschoug Date: 1643 The martyrdom of John the Baptist

Åhh Herre Knut dette ble en laaang post alstså,,Nesten en hel bok!!

Uffa meg men jeg skal ha det som det er, for å slå opp i som ett oppslagsverk

Som sagt elsker jeg historie ,og når en ser etter noe dukker alltid noe annet opp..Jeg må lære å avgrense meg jepp..Skriver dette(For det er få som forstår norsk) som en lekse til meg xselv

Ja ja Hih Hih et blir lenge til neste gang,Det mest fasinerende ved denne turen er alt hva jeg lærte historisk på den kirkegården samt fra Maria kirken.Ikke hadde jeg trodd det var slike fantastisk veggmalerier og mye mer.Ikke rart det var forbudt med kamera .Tror de var påvirket av den tyske flotte kunsten samt innslag av hedensk tro..-Det var veldig spesielt å stå foran alteret og se på altertavlen,,og da jeg kikket på gulvet så syns jeg det var såå rart liksom..Ikke viste jeg det lå døde menesker begravet der.Tyske kjøpmenn,prester og annet rikfolk og kjente menneseker på den tid,Det fortalte kirketjeneren meg etterpå

Jeg håper noen har fått utbytte av dette.Om ikke gjør det ingenting.Tror det er kun spesielt intresserte som har sans for dette,Ok Nok er nok .Alle må ha det fint .To måender igjen til jul.Det blir og jobbe jobbe og kose seg ute og inne den fritiden man har til oevers.For ikke å glemme å sove

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