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6223.01.08 Late medieval St Olof statue chancel of the Church of the village of St Olof Skåne Sweden Keywords: His silver axe was supposed to impart healing cures with those seeking same stroking the affected part with it a practice recorded as late as 1770 Tradition also has it that the figure beneath Olof s feet represents the old Viking religion or his heathen brother Harald According to tradition St Olof came to Skåne in 1026 and possibly died there Pilgrims flocked to the original 13th century church which had to be enlarged with the present day nave being added in the 15th century The architecture is typical Skåne style Swedish Skane architectural religion religious place of worship Christian Christianity saint building stone interior wooden sculpted sculpture carving carved wood figure holding treading on superstition belief pagan witchcraft magic brightly painted old ancient lgpl
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
Collection: Sweden
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6223.01.08
Upload Date: 2005-09-21 09:51:23
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Late medieval St Olof statue chancel of the Church of

the village of St Olof Skåne Sweden
Keywords: His silver axe was supposed to impart healing cures with those seeking same stroking the affected part with it a practice recorded as late as 1770 Tradition also has it that the figure beneath Olof s feet represents the old Viking religion or his heathen brother Harald According to tradition St Olof came to Skåne in 1026 and possibly died there Pilgrims flocked to the original 13th century church which had to be enlarged with the present day nave being added in the 15th century The architecture is typical Skåne style Swedish Skane architectural religion religious place of worship Christian Christianity saint building stone interior wooden sculpted sculpture carving carved wood figure holding treading on superstition belief pagan witchcraft magic brightly painted old ancient lgpl