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circular, or later, triangular lights. In the later churches, a
floorless [[** sjk om bindestrek]] triforium makes its appearance, consisting of horizontal beams,
St. Andrew’s crosses, and semicircular arches.

The doorways of the nave are richly ornamented. The jamb
is covered with a deeply carved, though as surface decoration
correctly conceived, ornamentation of Romanesque dragons and vine
tendrils. Occasionally they represent scenes from Germanic legends
(Sigurd Favnesbane) or Scripture.

Borgund Church.

Whereas the elaborate plan of construction in all essentials
remained unchanged throughout the latter part of the 12th, and
the 13th century, the ornament exibibits [[** sic = exhib-]] a regularly progressive
development.

The chief qualifications for the durability of these buildings
were that the foundation timbers, and the more important structural
points should be most carefully protected from damp. The roof
was therefore very steep and projected over the low walls, and
for the same reason, not only the roof surfaces, but often all the
external corner timbers were covered with shingles or tiles, and

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