Fantoft stave church

Fantoft Stave Church (Norwegian: Fantoft stavkirke) is a reconstructed stave church in Fana, Bergen, Norway. It was originally built in Fortun, a village near inner (the eastern end of) Sognefjord around the year 1150. In the 19th century the church was threatened by demolition, as were hundreds of other stave churches in Norway. The church was bought by consul Fredrik Georg Gade and saved by moving it in pieces to Fantoft near (now in) Bergen in 1883.

On 6 June 1992 the church was destroyed by arson, the first in a series of church burnings related to the anti-Christian, early Norwegian black metal scene. The fire was initially thought to have been caused by lightning or an electrical failure. The burnt remains of the church appear on the cover of the 1993 Burzum album Aske (Norwegian for Ashes). According to Varg Vikernes, the sole member of Burzum, the church was burned as an act of retaliation against Christianity for placing a church on sacred, pagan grounds.

Reconstruction of an exact copy of the church was promptly initiated, and completed in 1997.

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Svein-Magne Tunli
5 September 2012
Fantoft stave church (Fantoft stavkirke) is a reconstructed stave church. It was originally built in Fortun, a village near inner (the eastern end of) Sognefjord around the year 1150.
Alba San Román Carmona
22 November 2015
Nice place to get by walk. Even better if you explore the surroundings
Adam Marot
6 September 2018
60NOK for adults. Credit card is accepted here too. Short walk away from line1 fantoft stop.
Line Schrieb
3 July 2019
Cute and old church, with history and very charming, wonderful details
Jorge Hernández
19 May 2015
Unique architecture of the church
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