On the island of Karmøy is this church which was built around 1250 AD by one of the Viking kings. There is a stone pillar on the side of this church that is slowly leaning into the church. Legend has it that when the pillar touches the church it will be the day of the final judgement. To prolong the day of judgement some former priests have chipped off some of the top of the pillar
Close to this church is a Norwegian Viking and History museum. Here we are standing beside one of the displays depicting Harold the Fairhair who was the viking king who consolidated the many feudal kingdoms into a single kingdom called Nordweg or Norway, which means northern way. Haugesund is on the shipping route to the north.
Figures depicting how the vikings dressed. Note there are no horns on the helmets. This is the historically correct version.
Another museum near Haugesund is a World War II museum. It is the largest WW II museum in Norway. It depicts life during the war in Norway and in the military since the war. This is Elder Humphrey with Alf Gulbrandsen. He was married to a very active and strong member of the branch who passed away about five years ago. He has never joined the church, but promised his wife that he would attend Sacrament meeting so he is there every week. He took us to the museum and spent the afternoon with us.
This is one of the many displays inside of the museum, showing the victory of the allied forces in Europe.
On the island of Karmøy is this church which was built around 1250 AD by one of the Viking kings. There is a stone pillar on the side of this church that is slowly leaning into the church. Legend has it that when the pillar touches the church it will be the day of the final judgement. To prolong the day of judgement some former priests have chipped off some of the top of the pillar
Close to this church is a Norwegian Viking and History museum. Here we are standing beside one of the displays depicting Harold the Fairhair who was the viking king who consolidated the many feudal kingdoms into a single kingdom called Nordweg or Norway, which means northern way. Haugesund is on the shipping route to the north.
Figures depicting how the vikings dressed. Note there are no horns on the helmets. This is the historically correct version.
Another museum near Haugesund is a World War II museum. It is the largest WW II museum in Norway. It depicts life during the war in Norway and in the military since the war. This is Elder Humphrey with Alf Gulbrandsen. He was married to a very active and strong member of the branch who passed away about five years ago. He has never joined the church, but promised his wife that he would attend Sacrament meeting so he is there every week. He took us to the museum and spent the afternoon with us.
This is one of the many displays inside of the museum, showing the victory of the allied forces in Europe. 
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