The Pilgrim Road to Nidaros
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-314-4 (ISBN)
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This is a walker's guide to the 643 km medieval pilgrim road from Oslo to Nidaros (Trondheim) Cathedral, where Saint Olav (king of Norway, and responsible for much of the conversion of the country to Christianity) was buried. His shrine was the focus not only of many miracles but also of the fourth most important pilgrim route in Europe after Rome, Jerusalem and Santiago de Compostela, and from the tenth century until the Reformation it attracted pilgrims not only from Norway and the rest of Scandinavia but from Russia, the Baltic countries, Germany and Britain as well. Cleared and waymarked in 1997 the route has been 'rediscovered', and is being actively promoted as a walking pilgrim path. This is the only guide to the route in English. As well as giving directions for walking the route, the book also provides information on places of interest along the way, the history of the pilgrimage, a list of suggestions for further reading and a glossary of geographical and useful terms.
Alison Raju is a former teacher of French, German and Spanish to adults and the author of four pilgrim guides for walkers published by Cicerone Press: Way of St. James: Le Puy to the Pyrenees, (2nd edition 2003) Way of St. James: Pyrenees-Santiago-Finisterre (3rd edition 2003), Via de la Plata: Seville/Granada-Santiago (2nd edition 2005) and the Pilgrim Road to Nidaros (Oslo-Trondheim, 2001.) A walker's guide to the Via Francigena, the classic pilgrim road from Canterbury to Rome, is in preparation. A chance viewing of a television programme in the early 1970's lead to Alison's interest in the Pilgrim Road to Santiago, at that time barely known in Britain. A walker most of her life she had the opportunity to walk the 1000 mile camino from Le Puy-en-Velay to Santiago all in one go in 1990, a time which coincided, fortuitously, with Cicerone Press seeking an author to write an original guide in English to the Spanish section of the route. Since then Alison has walked and explored many of the pilgrim roads through Europe (France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal) as well as those she has written about.
Introduction History Topography and Language Preparation Equipment There and Back Being There Using This Guide The Route Eastern (Historic) Route Western (Cultural) Route Skae i Oyer to Hjerkinn Hjerkinn to Nidaros Appendixes Appendix A Route from the Swedish Border Appendix B Suggestions for Further Reading Appendix C Maps Appendix D Glossary Appendix E Index of Principal Placenames
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.3.2002 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cicerone International Walking S. |
| Zusatzinfo | Laminated Cover |
| Verlagsort | Kendal |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 116 x 172 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Reiseführer ► Europa ► Norwegen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85284-314-4 / 1852843144 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85284-314-4 / 9781852843144 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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