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Husaby kyrka/church - Götene - Sweden
Husaby church was built in the early 1100s and influenced by German and English missionaries. Architecturally, it is remarkable for its steep walls and high towers, arguably the only Romanesque architecture in Sweden of that kind
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The church was built of sandstone in Romanesque style in the 1100s. The tower was built later but still shows Romanesque features. The church is one of the few relatively untouched church buildings.
The church is a listed building (Swedish: kyrkligt kulturminne), protected by law. It is situated in Götene municipality and belongs to Husaby parish in Skara diocese.
sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skälvums_kyrka (website in Swedish)
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Headstone at Husaby church in Sweden..
My spirit is grounded
deep in the earth
I am calm, strong, centered and peaceful.
I am able to let go of fear and trust
that I am eternally safe
I am worthy of all things beautiful ♥
– Carly Marie
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During the early 11th century, Husaby church was a wooden stave-church. A little later it was replaced by the current stone church. The oldest part of the church is the tower with the two stair-wells, one on each side, built in the late 11th century. The other parts of the church are thought to have been built in stages during the first half of the 12th century. Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), the first Christian king of Sweden, is rumoured to have allowed himself to be baptised at a well by the church in 1008, possibly by English missionary Saint Sigfrid of Sweden.
During the 15th century arch vaulting was built and provided with paintings. The church has on several occasions during its history been renovated or changed.
The walls of the church and the nearby area contain several rune stones and a grave slab with runic inscriptions. Many of these rune stones date back to the oldest Christian period in this area, some 1000 years ago. They are as old as the oldest Christian graves that so far have been found here.
Husaby church is one of 20 churches in Götene pastorate that is a part of Skara diocese.
Sigrid the Haughty is built as a replica after the Gokstad ship. Gokstad ship was found in 1880 in a burial mound at Gokstad farm in Vestfold in Norway. It was in very good condition and are on display in the Viking Ship Hall at Bygdøy near Oslo. Sigrid the Haughty is 24 meters long, 5.3 meters at its widest point and weighs 17 tons. It is built of oak, riveted with iron rivets and equipped with 16 oars of fir.
Each rower sits on a coffin made of pine. The ship's 11-meter high mast is made of pine and can be folded aft. It fits when the ship. The ship's 12-meter robbery is spruce and the sail area is 104 square meters. The stately dragon-head in alder wood (from Kinnekulle) is designed and cut by sculptor Martin Hansson of Husaby. As the model has been used a runic stone at the church of Husaby, located just a few mil from Blomberg. Dragon-head can be folded down when sailing. Woodwork on the pros and stern, Anette Gustavsson made. Marlene Kangas made dragon-head on the tiller.
The ship is authorized to take passengers of the Maritime Administration. It is equipped with many modern details for a safer and more comfortable ride. In addition to oars and sail powered ship until a 200hp strong Penta. The ship is also equipped with life jackets, life rafts, frälsarkransar, compass, VHF radio, GPS, sonar, bilge pumps, fog horn, lights and even a toilet.
(Swedish: Husaby Hembygdsförening). A house for a non-profit association with meeting rooms for people interested in the rural history of Husaby.
husabyhembygd.se (website in Swedish)
The red house is typical for Sweden. The traditional red paint contains pigment from the copper-mine in Falun, Dalecarlia.
During the early 11th century, Husaby church was a wooden stave-church. A little later it was replaced by the current stone church. The oldest part of the church is the tower with the two stair-wells, one on each side, built in the late 11th century. The other parts of the church are thought to have been built in stages during the first half of the 12th century. Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), the first Christian king of Sweden, is rumoured to have allowed himself to be baptised at a well by the church in 1008, possibly by English missionary Saint Sigfrid of Sweden.
During the 15th century arch vaulting was built and provided with paintings. The church has on several occasions during its history been renovated or changed.
The walls of the church and the nearby area contain several rune stones and a grave slab with runic inscriptions. Many of these rune stones date back to the oldest Christian period in this area, some 1000 years ago. They are as old as the oldest Christian graves that so far have been found here.
Husaby church is one of 20 churches in Götene pastorate that is a part of Skara diocese.
Hur skeppet blev till
Bygget i Lidköping. Det var en Götenebo vid namn Stig Tomtelund som drog igång bygget av Sigrid Storråda. I boken ”Sigrid Storråda” av Kjell Nylén berättar Stig hur det gick till när han fick idén att bygga ett vikingaskepp: ”…Den här idén med vikingaskeppet kom från ett annat håll. Det var en röst där uppifrån som en tidig januaridag 1993 uppmanade mig att att göra det. ‘Stig’, sa den,’ se till att det blir byggt ett vikingaskepp, och det ska vara så stort och präktigt, att folk pratar om’et’. Så det var bara att lyda och sätta igång.”
Stig ansåg att det blivande skeppet borde vara hemmahörande i Blomberg. Därför kontaktade han Blombergs Båtsällskap med ordförande Lars Hellström och man bildade ”Föreningen Vikingaskeppet Sigrid Storråda”. Namnet fick man ifrån en berömd och färgstark vikingakvinna ifrån Västergötland. Redan den 1:a september 1993 sträcktes kölen till vad som skulle bli vikingaskeppet Sigrid Storråda. Ett 20-tal man ledda av båtbyggare Patrik Zimonyi arbetade på ett varv inrättat i en lokal tillhörande Rörstrands porslinsfabrik i Lidköping. Man fick stöd av Länsarbetsnämnden i Skaraborgs län, Götene- och Lidköpings kommuner samt ett stort antal företag i Skaraborg och Västsverige. Den 17:e juni kunde skeppet döpas i mjöd inför 20 000 åskådare i Lidköpings småbåtshamn
Hur skeppet är byggt
Sigrid Storråda är byggt som en kopia efter Gokstadskeppet. Gokstadskeppet hittades 1880 i en gravhög på gården Gokstad i Vestfold i Norge. Det var i väldigt bra skick och finns att beskåda i Vikingaskeppshuset på Bygdøy utanför Oslo. Sigrid Storråda är 24 meter långt, 5,3 meter som bredast och väger 17 ton. Det är byggt i ek, nitat med järnnitar och utrustat med 16 par åror av gran.
Varje roddare sitter på en kista gjord i furu. Skeppets 11 meter höga mast är av furu och kan fällas akterut. Den ryms då i skeppet. Skeppets 12 meter långa rån är av gran och seglets yta är 104 kvadratmeter. Det ståtliga drakhuvudet i alträ (från kinnekulle)är formgivet och hugget av skulptör Martin Hansson i Husaby . Som förebild har man använt en runsten vid kyrkan i Husaby, beläget bara ett par mil ifrån Blomberg. Drakhuvudet går att fälla nedåt vid seglats. Träsniderierna på för- och akterstäv har Anette Gustavsson gjort. Marlene Kangas har gjort drakhuvudet på rorkulten.
Skeppet är godkänt att ta passagerare av sjöfartsverket. Det är utrustat med många moderna detaljer för en säkrare och bekvämare resa. Förutom åror och segel drivs skeppet fram av en 200hk stark Pentamotor. Skeppet är också utrustat med flytvästar, livflottar, frälsarkransar, kompass, VHF-radio, GPS, ekolod, länspumpar, mistlur, lanternor och till och med en toalett.
During the early 11th century, Husaby church was a wooden stave-church. A little later it was replaced by the current stone church. The oldest part of the church is the tower with the two stair-wells, built in the late 11th century. The other parts of the church are thought to have been built in stages during the first half of the 12th century. Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), the first Christian king of Sweden, is rumoured to have allowed himself to be baptised at a well by the church in 1008, possibly by English missionary Saint Sigfrid of Sweden.
During the 15th century arch vaulting was built and provided with paintings. The church has on several occasions during its history been renovated or changed.
The walls of the church and the nearby area contain several rune stones and a grave slab with runic inscriptions. Many of these rune stones date back to the oldest Christian period in this area, some 1000 years ago. They are as old as the oldest Christian graves that so far have been found here.
Oslo is one of very few cities in Norway, besides Bergen and Tønsberg, that has no formal coat of arms, instead using a city seal.
However, the Seal of Oslo is officially regarded by the city government as its coat of arms. It depicts the city's patron saint, St. Hallvard. The seal shows St. Hallvard with his attributes, the millstone and arrows, with a nude woman by his feet. He is seated on a throne with lion decorations, which at the time was also commonly used in the seals of Norwegian kings.
The oldest known seal of Oslo showed the same composition as today's design, except that instead of a female figure reclining at the feet of St. Hallvard, there was an armed warrior; one of the evil men who killed Hallvard, but was defeated by the saint. This seal was probably introduced around 1300 and was in use for nearly three centuries.
Due to its bad state of preservation, the image was later misinterpreted as the woman whom Hallvard tried to defend. After the Reformation, the city continued to use the seal with the image of St. Hallvard. The second seal of Oslo dates from around 1590. It shows the same basic design, but the saint holds his attributes in the opposite hands. Also the stars and some other smaller details were lost. This seal was used until around 1660.
At that time the city of Oslo had been destroyed in the fire of 1624, and King Christian IV ordered its relocation across the bay and renamed it Christiania.
The Cathedral Church of St. Hallvard barely survived the fire, but was later abandoned and used as a quarry. By 1660 it had become a ruin, and the legend of St. Hallvard was no longer well known.
The third seal made in 1659, now that of the relocated city of Christiana, still showed the same basic design, but the saint was transformed into a female figure, probably now perceived as an embodiment of Christiania.
She still held the arrows and had a dead knight (with harness and helmet) lying at her feet. The millstone had become thinner and looked more like a ring. A new feature of this seal was the motto of the city surrounding the circular motif.
The female figure on the 1659 seal was reproduced as a motif on several cast iron stove plates produced by Norwegian iron foundries around 1770. These ovens found a large market in Denmark, and the female figure was by many Danes misinterpreted as the highly esteemed Queen Margaret I, who unified the three Kingdoms of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
The three arrows were interpreted as symbols of the three kingdoms, and the ring as a symbol of their union. The defeated knight was thought to symbolise her opponent, Albrecht of Mecklenburg.
During the 18th and early 19th century, the image kept changing. The ring has been shown as a snake biting its own tail, the throne was replaced by a lion, and the warrior at Hallvard's feet definitely became a woman.
In 1854, A.T. Kaltenborn wrote about the Norwegian municipal arms and also described the medieval seal of Oslo.
He recognised it as depicting the legend of St. Hallvard, but did not interpret the reclining figure correctly.
He persuaded the city to have a new seal designed, based on the alleged medieval composition.
Finally a new design was made by the German E. Doepler in 1892. His composition was also transformed to fit onto an escutcheon, designed in 1899 by Reidar Haavin, at a time when many Norwegian towns adopted coats of arms. In 1924, the present design was made, still inside a circular seal, and still with the incorrect woman instead of the original warrior at the feet of St. Hallvard, but now stark naked.
It was redesigned and its colors defined in 2000 as part of a new design program for Oslo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Oslo
About St. Hallvard:
Little is known of his life, and all traditional stories relate to his death near Drammen.
Although the exact year of birth and place of his birth are unknown, he is commonly believed to have been born ca. 1020.
According to tradition, his father was the farmer Vebjørn. His parents were wealthy farmers and owned the farm Husaby in Lier. His mother, Torny Gudbrandsdatter, was reportedly related to St. Olaf, the patron saint of Norway. It is said that she was the daughter of Gudbrand Kula from Oppland, who was also the father of Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, St. Olaf's mother.
Hallvard defended a pregnant woman, most likely a thrall [slave], who had been given sanctuary from three men accusing her of theft.
Hallvard believed in her innocence and took her on his boat. Hallvard, together with the woman, were killed by arrows from the men.
The woman was buried on the beach. Hallvard, however, was bound with a millstone around his neck, and the men attempted to drown his body in Drammensfjord but it refused to sink and as a result their crimes were discovered.
Local village buried him in a Christian manner and people came to regard him as a martyr to their faith.
During the early 11th century, Husaby church was a wooden stave-church. A little later it was replaced by the current stone church. The oldest part of the church is the tower with the two stair-wells, built in the late 11th century. The other parts of the church are thought to have been built in stages during the first half of the 12th century. Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), the first Christian king of Sweden, is rumoured to have allowed himself to be baptised at a well by the church in 1008, possibly by English missionary Saint Sigfrid of Sweden.
During the 15th century arch vaulting was built and provided with paintings. The church has on several occasions during its history been renovated or changed.
The walls of the church and the nearby area contain several rune stones and a grave slab with runic inscriptions. Many of these rune stones date back to the oldest Christian period in this area, some 1000 years ago. They are as old as the oldest Christian graves that so far have been found here.
April 24, 2010.
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Hallvard
De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Hallvard Vebjørnsson, también conocido como San Hallvard (ca, 1020-1043) es un mártir y santo católico noruego. El el santo patrón de la ciudad de Oslo. Su festividad es el 15 de mayo.
Biografía y leyenda
Poco se sabe de Hallvard además de las circunstancias de su muerte. Habría nacido en Lier, como el único hijo del terrateniente Vebjørn de Husaby y Tory, una prima del rey Olaf el Santo.
En mayo de 1043, Hallvard iba a atravesar en buque el fiordo de Drammen, cuando llegó a él una mujer corriendo. La mujer era perseguida por tres hombres que, acusándola de robo, iban a matarla. Hallvard creyó en la inocencia de la mujer, y aceptó llevarla a bordo de su barco, pero los hombres, furiosos, mataron a ambos. Para ocultar su crimen, ataron el cuerpo del joven a una rueda de molino y lo lanzaron al fiordo.
Los amigos de Hallvard buscaron su cuerpo y una vez que lo hallaron, lo sacaron del agua con ayuda de unas ramas secas, y le realizaron un suntuoso funeral en su localidad natal. Poco después, las ramas utilizadas en su búsqueda germinaron, lo que se consideró un milagro, y el rumor sobre su santidad se extendió. Como había muerto por defender a una mujer inocente, fue juzgado por la gente como un mártir.
En 1053, los restos de Hallvard fueron colocados en un relicario con aplicaciones de plata y llevados a la Iglesia de Santa María de Oslo. En 1130 fue trasladado a la recién terminada Iglesia de San Hallvard -hoy en ruinas-, consagrada a su memoria, y sus reliquias serían motivo de peregrinación desde todo el país.
Existe otra leyenda que dice su cuerpo salió a flote con todo y la pesada piedra de molino que tenía atada al cuello.
El día de su muerte se halla registrado en el calendario rúnico como el 15 de mayo. Ese mismo día fue elegido por la Iglesia Católica para fijar su festividad. Su imagen se representa con flechas en una mano y en la otra una piedra de molino. Es la imagen del escudo de armas de la ciudad de Oslo.
Representaciones
Los atributos con los que se suele acompañar su imagen son un conjunto de flechas en una mano y una rueda de molino en la otra. En el escudo de armas de la ciudad de Oslo se lo representa sentado en una silla de decoración nórdica con dos cabezas de animales, mientras que a sus pies reposa una mujer desnuda.
"St. Hallvard's well »
The fountain sculpture by Ørnulf Bast came in 1952 and is central to Bragernes Torg, and is a gift from Drammen Sparebank. The monument has a long history; when Sparebanken celebrated its 100th anniversary, they created a fund for the purpose of artistic decoration of the city. They wanted to build a fountain in the square. The work on the plans was started in 1936. Sculptors were invited to a competition. As the deadline expired on April 1, 1940, they got 20 draft that would symbolize Drammen's history and work life. 8 days later the plans were put on ice, due to the German attacks on Norway. The jury nevertheless proclaimed Ørnulf Basts "Winter as Summer" to the winner.
The realization
All plans were put on ice, but after the war, the city council appointed a decoration committee to speed things up. The winning draft of Bast imagined a man and a woman lifting a small child between them. This was changed to a St. Hallvard motif. And it became "St. Hallvard's well ». Bast itself told that the greatest artistic challenge was the twelve reliefs around the pool, which gives a picture of the city's business, sports and family life. For the dedication, the municipality provided half a million kroner for new stone laying and planting. "St. Hallvard's well » is made of red granite. The fountain was handed over on September 14, 1952. Upon unveiling, Herman Wildenvey read his poem "Hallvard by Husaby". The last three verses of the poem are found on three bronze plates on the pool edge.
The legend
says that Hallvard (born about 1020) was a farmer's son from Huseby in Lier. On May 15, 1043, he tried to save a woman - probably a slave woman - from assault because she was accused of theft. Hallvard believed in the woman, and took her in her boat on the Drammensfjord. But three followed them and killed them both
Hallvard was hit by an arrow in his throat and was lowered into the fjord with a millstone around his neck. The woman was killed and buried in the shoreline. But both Hallvard's corpse and the millstone he was bound to floated up. Because of that. He became the patron saint of this city of Oslo. May 15 was St. Hallvard's feast day and it was an important holiday in the whole country.
Husaby kyrka, Sweden.
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One of the graves in the churchyard with a rune stone. The runic inscriptions says that it is a grave of a mother and that the stone was put there by her sons. Many of these rune stones date back to the oldest Christian period in this area, some 1000 years ago. They are as old as the oldest Christian graves that so far have been found here.
During the early 11th century, Husaby church was a wooden stave-church. A little later it was replaced by the current stone church. The oldest part of the church is the tower with the two stair-wells, built in the late 11th century. The other parts of the church are thought to have been built in stages during the first half of the 12th century. Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), the first Christian king of Sweden, is rumoured to have allowed himself to be baptised at a well by the church in 1008, possibly by English missionary Saint Sigfrid of Sweden.
During the 15th century arch vaulting was built and provided with paintings. The church has on several occasions during its history been renovated or changed.
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Husaby church, originating from about 1100, when the tower was added to an earlier wooden stave church. The church has been restored several times.
Husaby kyrka, med ursprung från omkring 1100, då tornet fogades till en tidigare stavkyrka. Kyrkan har restaurerats flera gånger.
Parish (socken): Husaby
Province (landskap): Västergötland
Municipality (kommun): Götene
County (län): Västra Götaland
Photograph by: Werner Lindhe
Date: 1902
Format: Glass plate negative
Persistent URL: kmb.raa.se/cocoon/bild/show-image.html?id=16000200158498
När kyrkan byggdes kring 1000-talet fanns i trakten en
kungsgård, som kung Olof Skötkonung ska ha donerat
till den engelske missionsbiskopen Sigfrid som biskopssäte.
Det första biskopssätet inom Sveriges gränser borde det
kunna räknas som, eftersom biskopen befann sig där
enligt bland annat Västgötalagen, som omtalar att
biskopssätet senare flyttades.
Kyrkan är också känd som kyrkan där Olof Skötkonung lär ha
döpts (i en helig källa strax öster om kyrkan). Dopet ska ha
förrättats av en brittisk missionär (Sankt Sigfrid) - vilket gjorde
honom till Sveriges förste verkligt kristne kung.
Kyrkan utmärks av sitt torn eller s.k. västverk i romansk stil som är unikt i Sverige. Under tidigt 1100-tal uppfördes stentornet vid stavkyrkans västra gavel.
De två gravar i form av två stora stenkistor, som än i dag återfinns framför kyrkans huvudport sägs tillhöra Olof Skötkonung och biskop Unni, men huruvida det stämmer eller ej är omöjligt att fastslå (biskopens grav är dock fastslagen som biskopsgrav).
I interiören märks korskranket från 1670, triumkrucifixet från
1200-talet, en biskopsstol och en munkbänk daterade till
1200-talet, altaruppsatsen är utförd av den flamländske
skulptören George Baselaque och skänkt till kyrkan 1679 av
Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie, två altarskåp från 1400-talet,
dopfunten i sandsten från tidigt 1200-tal och predikstolen från 1671.
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When the church was built around the 1000's there was one in the district royal farm, which King Olof Skötkonung will have donated to the English mission bishop Sigfrid as bishop's seat. The first bishop's seat within Sweden's borders it should be counted as because the bishop was there according to, among others, the Väst Göta law stated that The bishop's seat was later moved.
The church is also known as the church where Olof Skötungung learns baptized (in a holy well just east of the church). The baptism should have commissioned by a British missionary (Sankt Sigfrid) - which did him to Sweden's first true Christian king.
The church is distinguished by its tower. Western works in Romanesque style like is unique in Sweden. In the early 1100s the stone tower was built at the west end of the stave church.
The two tombs in the form of two large stone chests, which are still present today in front of the church's main gate, belongs to Olof Skotkung and bishop Unni, but whether it is correct or not, is impossible to determine (The bishop's tomb is, however, identified as bishop's tomb).
In the interior, the crossword mark is observed from 1670, the triumph cry from 1200s, a bishop's chair and a monk counter dated to The 13th century, the altar array is performed by the Flemish sculptor George Baselaque and donated to the church in 1679 by Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie, two altar cabinets from the 1400s, dop funnel from the early 1200's and the pulpit from 1671.
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Husaby biskopsborg, Sweden. From the 12:th century. The bishops castle.
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The Vikingship Sigrid Storråda is a full-scale copy of the Norwegian Gokstaship from the 10th century, which is the largest Vikingship known in the world. The construction of Sigrid Storråda began in 1993 on the initiative by the "Association vikingship Sigrid Storråda". Unemployed in vocational training courses carried out the construction. After 2 years of hard work she was launched. The ship is 24 meters long and 5,3 meters wide. She weighs 14 tons and is beside sails and oars driven by a diesel engine.
The stem is decorated with a dragon´s head, which has been designed by Martin Hansson, a local artist. The motive is taken from a picture on a rune stone in Husaby.
According to the legend , Sigrid Storråda was a beautiful, rich and powerful woman. She lived in Västergötland in the 10th century and was married to two of the most powerful kings during the Viking age, Erik Segersäll and Sven Tveskägg. Sigrid was the mother of both Olof Skötkonung, Sweden´s first baptized king and "Knut den Store", sovereign of many kingdoms.
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Oslo Rådhus.
St. Hallvard og kvinnen han søkte å redde, vestveggen i rådhushallen.
Sankt Hallvard (ca. 1020–1043) er skytshelgen for Oslo.
Han var født Hallvard Vebjørnsson i Lier og var sønn av storbonden Vebjørn på Husaby og hans kone Thorny som var kusinen til Olav den hellige; hun var datter av søsteren til Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, Olav den helliges mor. Han bodde med sine foreldre på gården Husaby i Ytre Lier. Av en historisk kilde blir han betegnet som en gudfryktig, godhjertet gutt.
Legenden
En maidag i 1043, da Hallvard skulle krysse Drammensfjorden, kom en gravid kvinnelig trell løpende opp til ham og ba om å få bli rodd over. Hun ble forfulgt av tre menn som beskyldte henne for å ha brutt seg inn i et hus og stjålet. Hun hadde nektet for å ha gjort det, men mennene trodde henne ikke og hun rømte fra dem i frykt for sitt liv. Straffen for tyveri var døden. Kvinnen sa hun var villig til å bære jernbyrd for å bevise at hun ikke hadde stjålet noe. Hallvard trodde på hennes uskyld og tok henne opp i båten.
Da de hadde så vidt kommet ut i fjorden nådde mennene som forfulgte kvinnen stranden. De prøvde så å overtale St. Hallvard til å overlate kvinnen til dem, men han nektet. Mennene ble rasende og skjøt på St. Hallvard. Han ble truffet i halsen og døde. Så slo de kvinnen i hjel. De senket deretter liket til Hallvard med en kvernstein bundet til liket for å skjule sine ugjerninger.
Til tross for den tunge kvernsteinen fløt liket til St. Hallvard opp mot vannflaten. Venner av Hallvard soknet etter ham, fisket ham opp med vidjekvister, og gravla ham med prakt i sin hjembygd. Men det viste seg snart jærtegn ved graven hans; vidjekvistene som ble brukt i sokningen begynte å spire, og hans ry for hellighet vokste. Fordi han døde i forsvar for en uskyldig kvinne, ble Hallvard dyrket av folket som en martyr.
Beskrivning:
Laverad tuschteckning av Helgo Samuel Amnaeus (1778-1841), kyrkoherde i Husaby, med dam, utan datering (dock troligen 1831)
Kommentar: Enligt Warholms Skara stifts herdaminne I, 1871, s. 305: "En
glad, vänlig och gästfri man, fet och korpulent."
Källa: Stifts- och landsbiblioteket i Skara: MS Geografi Västergötland 1, bild 14