The story
Story · Ringebu stavkyrkje
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You're standing at Ringebu Stave Church, in the village of Ringebu in the Gudbrandsdalen valley. Start by looking at that dark brown timber. This church went up around 1220, and nobody knows who designed it. So how can we date it so precisely? Researchers studied the tree rings in the wood. The logs were cut in the 1190s, so construction must have started soon after.
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