The two bridal crowns are,respectively,for a regular bride-

That is ,a virgin-and a bride who was unmarried mother

At the top we see the headpiece of a woman untouches until legal marriage.

The man has ,on the other hand,next photo,

differ based on their owners local and social status

 and do not define the bearer on the basis of their relationship to woman

 The headpiece of a woman who has had intercourse before marriage.

Note the crosses embroidered on one crown.

This is to protect the owner from all harm.

Church door .Kyrkjedør med bumerke fra stavkirken i Øystese i Hardanger.

Door with a house mark from the old Stave Church

The first time a church in Øystese is mentioned in the sources

 is in a letter from around 1300, when a Sira Fjallar was a priest there.

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