![]() ![]() The Uthus were the buildings for animals, tools and animal fodder (animal food), in other words, the Uthus were the barns and silos. The Innhus was for food storage, sleeping and living. The buildings for farms were split into two parts, Innhus and Uthus. These buildings were for farming the rough steep fjords. The roofs were covered in dirt to keep the heat inside the house, and grass was planted in the dirt on the roof to keep it from eroding away. These buildings were built of wood, usually logs similar to “ Lincoln Logs" or log - cabin style. Most of these designs depict Jesus, a cross, or the disciples. But the inside was highly decorated with intricate designs. From the outside, they look like more complex forms of the Ritual Houses. They were built of wood, and had stone walls around the base. The roofs were often multi-layered, and they usually had a tower or spire in the middle of the highest layer of the roof. Stave churches were used for Christian gatherings in the Norse region after the Christianization of Scandinavia. Rituals (slaughtered and burnt animal sacrifices) took place outside, so the majority of the decorations were on the outside. Later stave churches were likely inspired by them. The entrances were also ornamented with decorated columns. They often had multi-layer roofs with decorations on the peaks. But as time went on, they got more complex. Early ritual houses were simple wooden structures used to display the weapons of defeated enemies. Ritual Houses were the religious buildings before Christians came to Scandinavia. Religious buildings interior of Borgun stave church Ritual houses ![]() This structure may also be (partially) encircled by an advanced rampart, but this part of the structure is not necessarily circular. All Trelleborgs have a strictly circular shape. Five of them have been dated to the reign of Harald Bluetooth of Denmark (died 986). "Trelleborg" is a collective name for six Viking Age circular forts located in Denmark and the southern part of modern Sweden. Each held one ship only, but many boathouses could be built next to each other if multiple ships had to be housed. The walls were made of wood with stones piled up at the base. They had to be extremely long because the Viking Ships could be 25 meters long or longer. They were dug into the ground as well as built up. They were usually built slightly back from the waterline. The major aspects of Medieval Scandinavian architecture are boathouses, religious buildings (before and after Christians arrived in the area), and general buildings (both in cities and outside of them).īoathouses are the buildings used to hold Viking Ships during the winter and any time they could not sail. Borgund stave church, in Borgund, Lærdal, Norway, built in the 12th century ![]()
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