an 800 year old Viking Church Stepping into the Gol stave church at the Norsk Folkemuseum feels like wandering into a pocket of really old dark academia magic. Its dark, tarred timber rises like a fairytale castle from the ground and it gives me such Lord of the rings vibes! It’s remarkable not only for its age but for the fact it’s been moved from its original location! Its journey from Gol to Oslo is almost legendary: saved, moved, restored, and brought back to life beam by beam to stand here.