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Fjelie Church
Fjelie Church ( sv, Fjelie kyrka) is a medieval church in , Lomma Municipality, Scania, Sweden. The church is decorated with Church murals in Sweden, church murals from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, and also contains medieval furnishings. History The church was built sometime around 1120–1130. The nave, tower, chancel and apse are from this time. The church shows some similarities with Dalby Church and was probably commissioned by a local magnate. There are the remains of a western portal in Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style in the west wall of the tower. The church was originally probably also equipped with a gallery floor above the entrance, where members of the local elite could participate in the celebration of Mass (liturgy), Mass without having to mingle with the congregation. The interior of the church was rebuilt in the 14th century, when the present vault (architecture), vaults were constructed. After the end of the Middle Ages some further changes have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among any other of its type in the Nordic countries overall. Swedish, like the other Nordic languages, is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish, although the degree of mutual intelligibility is largely dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker. Written Norwegian and Danish are usually more easily understood by Swedish speakers than the spoken languages, due to the differences in tone, accent, and intonation. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional varieties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
