Rein, Rissa, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
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The farm Rein is on a hillside in a flat farmland with views of the Trondheimsfjord. The farm is first mentioned in Harald Hårfager’s saga (king from around 865 to around 933), but the farm is considerably older. The farm name and location, as well as the findings of burial mounds and røyser, suggest that Rein may be one of the earliest settled wooded wooden houses from the Bronze Age about 3000 years ago.
From the year 870, Rein was ruled by King of the Year, the medieval royal or ecclesiastical ombudsman, ellervkongs farm managers. This lasted until King Olav Kyrres became king (1067-93). He, in turn, gave Rein to Skule Kongfostre who married Gudrun, the sister-in-law of Olav the Holy and Harald Hardråder. The couple is the first name known as Rein.At the beginning of the 1200s, Skule Bårdsøn became the owner of Rein. When Skule spring 1226 became seriously ill in Nidaros, he promised to give the farm to the church if he became healthy and he became. |
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Rein Church (Norwegian: Rein kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Reinsgrenda, which is situated just south of the village of Årnset. It is one of the churches for the Rissa parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1932 by the architect Helge Thiis. The church seats about 400 people.
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1433, but the church was likely built during the 13th century. The first church was a stave church. By the mid-1600s, the church was described as "dilapidated". In 1649, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new building on the same site. The new church was a timber-framed building with a cruciform design that was built by Palle Joenssønn. Already on 24 January 1650, records show that the new church already had several shortcomings that needed to be finished including the lack of a pulpit, altarpiece, baptismal font, and entry porch. Another inspection in 1656 shows that the pulpit and second floor seating gallery had not yet been finished. During the night of 12 December 1689, the tower blew down in a storm, causing some roof damage as well. |
Rein Church in Rissa, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
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