tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953760.post576540720622217259..comments2023-10-06T18:16:05.654+01:00Comments on Ainscough Family History-Mawdesley: "Olsok" Wirral-Chester Viking Churches Heritage Walk/Pilgrimage@boobellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08175582360452839475noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953760.post-50975365158865723192009-07-19T18:17:54.321+01:002009-07-19T18:17:54.321+01:00Hi,
thanks very much for the answer, I'll e-m...Hi,<br /><br />thanks very much for the answer, I'll e-mail Professor Harding at the University of Newcastle.<br /><br />I read up a bit on the internet, about the churches, (which I perhaps should have done more, before I wrote the last comment), and I read that there also is a St. Olave's Church and Parish, in York.<br /><br />Since York was a Viking-town, or City, even if it was also Roman and Norman and Anglo-Saxon probably also I guess, for all that I know.<br /><br />At school in Norway, we learn about that York has been a Norwegian Viking-town or city, with the name of 'Jorvik', but we don't hear about that there have been Viking-settlements around in the Wirral and other places around the Mersey, so this was a bit new information to me.<br /><br />I read that the church in Chester, was built by Norwegian refugees from Dublin, after the Vikings lost control in Ireland, (which I guess is what the march is about), so I thought that the St. Olave's Church, in Chester, probably is one of the few things, that remains, of arcitecture etc., from the Vikings who lived in Ireland.<br /><br />(Or I guess there could be something in Ireland, that we neighter was thought in school).<br /><br />But I saw in Chester, that the Roman and Norman buildings, had signs explaining about the buildings etc., but I don't the St. Olave's Church had a similar sign.<br /><br />And now I read on the internet, today, that the church was being used as a cinema.<br /><br />But perhaps there aren't any people left, from the Norse comunity, in Chester, that remember that they had Viking ancestors, so noone wants to put up signs etc.<br /><br />I think, if this church had been in Norway, they would probably made it to a museum or something.<br /><br />At least they would have put up a sign, I guess.<br /><br />But I'll contact the professor about this, and try not to write so much about what I think.<br /><br />I just thought it was fun, really, to se that there where places in Chester named after a Norwegian king, that we learn about in school, in Norway, so that I thought was fun.<br /><br />I'll contact the professor, and I'll try to remember to update my comment again, when I get a reply!<br /><br />Thank you very much for answering my questions, I'll read up about Tudor, thanks very much for explaining about the timber framed houses!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Erik RibsskogErik Ribsskoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002718394157907698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953760.post-63787010028432433572009-07-19T10:37:23.279+01:002009-07-19T10:37:23.279+01:00Hi Eric
Im afraid I am no expert on these churches...Hi Eric<br />Im afraid I am no expert on these churches or Chester - try emailing Professor Stephen Harding (Steve.Harding@nottingham.ac.uk) at Nottingham University, the content of that blog post was from him....the black & white timber framed buildings though are from the Tudor times in England, not Viking! Im very interested in what you find out about the churches - please share...<br />B@boobellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175582360452839475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953760.post-24591536552737332632009-07-19T06:37:39.407+01:002009-07-19T06:37:39.407+01:00Hi,
I'm from Norway, but I live in Liverpool....Hi,<br /><br />I'm from Norway, but I live in Liverpool.<br /><br />Yesterday, I was in Chester, to have a look at the town, or city I think it is.<br /><br />Since I think I should also visit some other places here, than just Liverpool.<br /><br />And then suddently I stumbled upon St. Olave's Church, and that was fun.<br /><br />I saw the sign for the street, St. Olave Street, and understood it was the saint we call 'Olav den hellige', Olav the holy, in Norway.<br /><br />In Norway, we have some wooden churches, 'stavkirker', from the viking-age.<br /><br />But I wasn't aware of, that in Chester there is a church built by vikings, so this was very surprising, to me, I didn't know that there existed stone-buildings like this, from the Vikings.<br /><br />There was a sign there, saying that the church was built on, in the 18th century, that it was restaured?<br /><br />I was wondering if you know if this building, when it was conserved, in the 18th century was built in the same way, as it used to be?<br /><br />I saw that the parishes, between St. Olave's and St. Michael's were quite strict defined, since on a building, called 'the nine houses', or something, the border between the parishes, was marked, on the fasade of the building.<br /><br />So was there like a conflict there, between the 'Viking' parish, and the St Michael's Church parish?<br /><br />The people living in the Viking part of town, must have been quite poor then, since the parish was joined with the neighbour parish.<br /><br />The tradition with the black and white timber-buildings, that one see, in Chester, and also in other towns in Britain, on pubs etc., where is this tradition from.<br /><br />I guess that's typically British then, is it from the Normans or something?<br /><br />Sorry if I'm asking a lot of questions, I just thought it was fun that a Viking-church in stone, existed, to this date.<br /><br />Is the building listed, or graded, or what the right term is, and why haven't it got a proper sign on it, that says its from the Viking-age, because from the only sign I saw, it looked like it was from the 18th century, but that was really when it was conserved, I understood, when I later searched about the church on the internet.<br /><br />I took some pictures in Chester, so I can add a link, so it's possible to understand what I meant with the sign, or plate.<br /><br />Sorry that I ask so many questions, by the way, I just thought it was very fun, to see that a church like this, existed, from the Vikings, I wasn't aware of that.<br /><br />Thanks in advance for any answers to all the questions!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Erik Ribsskog<br /><br />PS.<br /><br />Here is the link I mentioned, with the pictures of the church etc., from Chester:<br /><br />http://johncons-mirror.blogspot.com/2009/07/fler-bilder-fra-chester-mm-in-norwegian.htmlErik Ribsskoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002718394157907698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953760.post-88992474687130097662008-09-04T12:13:00.000+01:002008-09-04T12:13:00.000+01:00Thanks for that - I will do....Thanks for that - I will do....@boobellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175582360452839475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33953760.post-76203821339366878602008-09-03T19:28:00.000+01:002008-09-03T19:28:00.000+01:00Your blog is terrific!Here is the url for the blog...Your blog is terrific!<BR/><BR/>Here is the url for the blog from the Archives of the Sandusky Library,<BR/>if you would like to take a look:<BR/><BR/>http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com