Skulptur

The subject is shown in the base exhibition Borderland, Bohusläns museum, Uddevalla. Literature: Gardell, Sölve: The Ecclesiastical Art in Uddevalla Museum. The Vicarvet 1933. Data from Nationalencyclopedia: Olav II Haraldsson, called Olav the Holy or Olav the Digre, 995 - 1030, King of Norway 1015 - 1028, son of Harald Grenske. Olav counted his ducks from Harald Hårfager. He participated as a youngster in Viking trains in the Baltic Sea region and in the West, fought in England and Normandy and is said to have been baptized in Rouen. Returning to Norway In 1015, Olav II Haraldsson was hailed there as king. He seemed with great energy to strengthen the wealth vis-à-vis the great men of the various counties. He also continued with the assistance of Anglo-Saxon missionaries Olav I Tryggvason to Christian the Norse. The Norwegian Church, however, was connected to Hamburg-Bremen, probably as a counterweight to the Danish-English king Knut, the claim on dominion even over Norway. Olav II Haraldsson joined Anund Jacob of Sweden; his marriage to his sister Astrid became the Alliance’s confirmation. But Knut defeated the covenants at Helgeå and in 1028 succeeded with Norwegian grandmen’s help to expel Olav, who took refuge in Russia. When he sought to regain his kingdom with Swedish support, he plunged into the Battle of Stiklestad in Tröndelag on 29 July 1030. Shortly after his death, Olav gained a saint’s reputation, and his tomb in Nidaros became the main moat of the North. Olav II Haraldsson was regarded as Norway’s actual king (rex Norvegiae) and the reigning king as his vassal. There was also a widespread Olavskult in Sweden and Denmark. He is celebrated on July 29th. Father of Magnus I the Good. The shell is a material used for millennia. The limestone is good in several ways; it is easy to shape, it quickly absorbs heat and retains heat for a long time. To shape the stone, one can seal with a tool with a sharp egg, just as the name says. You can also chop with ax, saw and chop, grind and drill. This is how the stone becomes ecclesiastical sculptures, baptismal finds, building parts or dragonflies and buttons. The rock is not only soft but also seg and coherent. It contains chlorite and at least 50% talc. The more talc, the softer the stone. When you put it on, it feels small greasy. The properties in relation to heat make the rolling stone used for moulds, irons, baking sheets and casings. Still, it is common in brain stoves. The limestone is almost indigestible, it is refractory, and can be moved directly between strong heat and cold. One can roast it without fat. It can withstand various substances and chemicals. Pulverised rolling stone has been used as a maging agent in ceramic crucibles when melting metal in high temperatures. In Bohusläns bedrock, a beam of limestone running from Younger village and Jörlanda begins, up through Dalsland and on to Östfold in Norway. Several old quarries have been found. The shell is called fedtsten (in Danish), kleberstein (in Norwegian), soapstone (in English) and speckstein (in German). Literature: Aarsrud, Christian: Items of the limestone. To discover a landscape, Dalsland through the history of culture. The Friends Museum’s writing series No 2, Uddevalla 2004, p. 205-214. Hallbäck, Sven-Axel: Medieval baptismal funts in Bohusländer, bäersborg 1961. Pehr Kalms Vägöta and Bohuslänska travel in 1742, edited by Krantz, Claes, Wahlström & Widstrands publishing house, Stockholm 1960, p. 142 and 153.