Pilgrim Road to Nidaros - St. Olav's Way: Oslo to Trondheim

£12.00

A walker's guide to the 643km medieval pilgrim road from Oslo to Nidaros (Trondheim) Cathedral, where Saint Olav (the king of Norway responsible for much of the conversion of the country to Christianity) was buried. His shrine was the focus of many miracles, and was the culmination of the fourth most important pilgrim route in Europe after Rome, Jerusalem and Santiago de Compostela. From the tenth century until the Reformation it attracted pilgrims not only from Norway and the rest of Scandinavia but also 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.

As well as giving directions for walking the route, which needs almost a month, the book gives full information on facilities along the way, together with detailed sketch maps. It also provides information on places of interest along the route and on the history of the pilgrimage, a list of suggestions for further reading and a glossary of geographical and useful terms.

This is the only guide to the route in English.