The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-23
KING OF NORWAY, QUE ENgMAUD d AND THEIR
.CHIiLDREN.3
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the; nncie nt. Asa faith which had 50 many
fanatical adherents among his closest
friends, SO he 8temporized for some six
teen years u or m ore until no had won
such 3unbounded 20 ularity as seemed to
warrant v his steps toward the re-
5allzation of the wish nearest his heart
( the Characterization OF his people. IIes
began well, but he did not possess the
cruelty Of zeal that was necessary for
that age, SO he only succeeded In opening
the way for his naoresvig orous& successor
Olaf Tryggyesson, & who introd uced the
great measureHsof success But even he
failed TO complete ly eradicate pagansm
from the national heart and it was only
more particularly BY his death had ap-
Pealed to the ready imagi nationisof the
Norsemen that Christianity really be-
can1e the esta blished 4s religion Of 55 the
King Olaf Haroldso who was after
ward canonzed as st. Olaf. and over
fE'hose sacred remains the great ca the
lis the proudest historical monument In
Norway {Sand !, the finest N church in all
scandinavia ST.. Olaf was killed at the
brought his n body to v Trondhjem and
placed DIT in a magnificent sarcophagu
the altar Of st Glsments
country Eventually tho cathedral and
some fifteen: OF twenty OF ergchurch q.
faith he had created. and even & In Pros
reyered above oil Others. In 1851
e'yan
to- ecclesiastical building en- erprise. At
this time the great Arch BIZ shop :Ey steln,
the third Trondh jen, auarrelled with
remained for three years. He returned
FULL Of religious zeal and RI ambitious
plans for his own national capita, and
s sssae5 ths sx lT e's s s8
graceful central tower, the CHAPTER
House, all In he style. Of the late
Romanesque period HIS successor g
octagonal apse that covered the relics of
st. Olaf, and from that time the build
Ing grew through all sorts OF exurberent
OF the splendor Of YEA the early Gothic
period mingled with the e classical Ro-
Innnesque in such q manner as to create
Been repeatediy damaged by hro and the
elements, but Is now in the hands Of de-
youty careful restorers Tbs great cen
tral tower with lss four-o %, tprrets,
matter Of great regret to the NorWe-
ginns that the other restoratt tons have
not been completed in time for to, days
bfore es the restoration is completed but
Tie tie work goes steadily on a found Of
1901 900 kroner per annum being provided
by the State. AZ 5.i. 59 4
No Royal Palace.
There is no royal palace IN Trondhjem,
royal family viii use the residence 2,
province, This stands In the. center OF
the Spity near the great Market Place.
where the people gather q ally In !, q pic
d dHtste Of the .eountry and the T1oFd. Ths
more NOR. than a.flshtng village, although y
does contain 8s,0 nhabltnnts, The chief
and salmon is the principal article Of
mon mon is p,robaply tho finest In the world,
lose his ppetite FOR 1t. since he gets 1t
FOR breakfast, lunch. dinner AM supper,
and between meals " he should happen
BE- " orG pie
Wood, and the ! prreyalns eoiors are rcd
saa Tse s pu s hss ho
danger OF fire, which periodi cnlly breaks
out among the pine wood dwellings, The
wide streets open to view Wo1lderfu y!s-
beautiful tes Hills that lie behind tho city.
When the great Fjord Is fully OF gaily-
decked ships and pleasure yachts when
brilliant decorations and when the PEG.
! pie ars all abroad natheir quaint and
about among uniformed PRINCES. sol
dIers and oftlcinls and distln shed ylsirs
tors, the scene Will indeed be worth the
long voyage Y tina must pc made up
Through the North Sea to TrondhjenE 4,
nal TO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANTID--ONE OF TWO t'llltN SHED
D rooms With or without board; western