Södra Råda Old Church
The paintings covering the walls and the trefoil-shaped wooden ceiling of the church were considered one of the best and best-preserved examples of Scandinavian wall-painting from the Middle Ages. The oldest, anonymous, paintings in the chancel dated to 1323. Later paintings in the nave dated from 1493 and were signed by a painter named Amund .
The church was burnt down on 12 November 2001. A mentally ill man convicted for the murder of a five-year-old girl in 2003 also confessed to and was convicted for the burning of the church. A project led by the Swedish National Heritage Board has since excavated the site, and a reconstruction of the church, using medieval methods of construction, has been completed and opened in 2022.
References
- ^ Peter Björneblad (2004). "Kyrkan brinner!" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish National Heritage Board. p. 12. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Hörde röster - tände på kyrka" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
External links
Media related to Södra Råda gamla kyrka at Wikimedia Commons
- Södra Råda, Riksantikvarieämbetet
- http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=205488 and
- http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=147&a=198810 (newspaper coverage in Dagens Nyheter of the trial against the murderer/arsonist)