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Nidaros Cathedral: Then and Now

Cathedral over the grave of St Olaf, begun around 1070 and the most important medieval pilgrimage site in northern Europe.

Historical view
Nidaros Cathedral, historical view
The cathedral from the northeast in 1857, before restoration. Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Today
Nidaros Cathedral, today
DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Country todayNorway
StatusStanding
Date1070
Nearest city on the mapOslo (about 392 km)
Location63.427° N, 10.397° E
Map showing Nidaros Cathedral in 1000Nidaros Cathedral
Border map for 1000. See Europe in 1000.

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Who ruled this place

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCSámi
400 BC–324 BCGermanic tribes
323 BC–201 BCSámi
200 BC–101 BCNorsemen
100 BC–199Sámi
200–299Sámi
300–699Sámi
700–799Swedes
800–899Northmen
900–999Kingdom of Norway
1000–1099Denmark-Norway
1100–1399Norway
1400–1491Kalmar Union
1492–1499Denmark-Norway
1500–1599Kalmar Union
1600–1814Denmark-Norway
1815–1913Sweden–Norway
1914–todayNorway

Battles and sites nearby

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