Me and my personal assistant got out on the road for a trip around my area. We wanted to visit some of the old churches we have here.
When we had the last choir day we got a book from our leaders. A book about all churches in this area. A book with all history in and it made us wanting to see them, to get the history visually.
We have a rich history in Sweden. From the Vikings to today a lot of things have been going on. All along the church have been a big thing for Swedes. We are not a super religious group of people. But I think, looking back at history, that we have been. Voluntarily or not.
The church was big, the priest was the master of everything. What the church decided, you did it or you got punished.
Thats something that have been common in most countries. But Im interested in our history and to see those churches make me want to learn more.
The architecture are sometimes stunning. I just try to think about how on earth did they build those churches back in 16th – 1800s. It must have been such a hard work for the builders. Sweden is a country with many many churches. It seems like every little county got at least 2 or more churches. And this is a country with not so many people if you consider how long this country is and how extremely much open landscape we have and deep forests.
Below you have some photos I took from some of the places we have visit. I have to figur out how to get pictures as a collage,,, LoL… will make it so much better. But I learn. Anyway, we are digging in to our history this summer and that is truly a pleasure.