UPDATE MARCH 2019: BOTH BRIDGES ARE NOW REPAIRED, AND THE PATH IS BACK TO NORMAL. Due to work on roads and bridges, there are two important alternative path the pilgrims must use. It is not possible to pass trough the construction areas. These alternative paths are both marked with pilgrim symbols. The first one is…
“Where’s my moose?!?” an otherwise calm, German woman once shouted into the forest on a pilgrimage I was guiding. We’ve been looking for the moose for days, but found nothing but old droppings. It keeps it’s distance and hides during the day, when most pilgrims are out walking. The moose is the one animal I…
We want a lot of pilgrims to come and visit us and experience first hand the beauty and joy of a pilgrimage through Sweden and Norway. Therefore, we have created an info magazine, in both English and in Norwegian. Enjoy! (and choose full screen) Info magazine 2018 – English Infomagasin 2018 – Norsk
90 metres above the road lies a strange, 100-years old bulding. This is Bokkhuset, part of the Værdalske fortifications. I’ve written about this special place before, and the dream of using it as a pilgrim shelter became real very fast. After having everyone involved agreeing this was a good idea, I let myself loose. After…
When pilgrims walk the fjord route of S:T Olavsleden, they will encounter a Medieval Church and a very impressive burial mound after passing through Levanger. The Church and burial mound is located on a moraine rigde with magnificent views over the fjord and land in all directions. The burial mound is on the highest spot, with…
Since I’m a viking age archaeologist (my thesis was about Scandinavian women in old Rus’) I’m more than average excited about runestones. In Norway, there is very few rune stones left, but there’s over 2000 of them in Sweden. I’m envious. The runestones were often raised as memorial stones, and often the name of the…
I’m going to tell you about one of my favorite places along the S:T Olavsleden, Skarpåsen and Erikbu. One of my inspirations, the writer, naturalist and preservationist John Muir once said: “Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.” And for me, when I walk this path, this is the most peaceful world…
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