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Lackalänga Church
Lackalänga Church ( sv, Lackalänga kyrka) is a church in Furulund, Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. It contains some of the most well-preserved early medieval church murals in Sweden. History A stone church consisting of nave, choir (architecture), choir and apse was built here during the second half of the 12th century. The builder was probably . In the 15th century, the church ceiling was replaced with vault (architecture), vaults, and two church porches (later demolished) were built. In 1844 Carl Georg Brunius presented designs for rebuilding the church, and in 1850–51 the church was enlarged. The old windows were also replaced with the current ones, and a tower constructed. A new tower was however built as soon as 1888, since it was feared that the smaller tower designed by Brunius would not be sturdy enough to bear the weight of the church bells. Architecture and furnishings Of the medieval church, the apse and choir, and parts of the 15th century vaulting, ... [...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] |
