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Linderöd Church
Linderöd Church ( sv, Linderöds kyrka) is a medieval church in Linderöd, in the province of Skåne, Sweden. History Linderöd Church was built during the middle of the 12th century. The vaults of the church are Gothic and date from the 15th century. During the late Middle Ages a church porch was also built in front of the southern entrance, but it was later demolished. In 1770 the church was enlarged towards the west. At this time there were plans to build a church tower, but they were never realized. Helgo Zettervall led a rebuilding of the church in 1873, adding modern windows while demolishing the church porch and moving the Romanesque southern portal to the western gable. Murals In 1929, medieval murals were discovered under later layers of whitewash, and in 1950 they were restored. They cover all the vaults of the church and are, unusually, both signed by the artist, Anders Johansson, and dated to 1498. Anders Johansson was a painter from Sweden, but could work in Skà ... [...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] |
