On the apse of the church are 6 peculiar reliefs.  Reliefs were meant to tell stories and show a glimpse into the people's religious beliefs at the time.  Over the centuries many of the meanings have unfortunately been lost.  The two male heads you see on either side of the window are thought to be the founders of the church.




Below the man on the left is a relief of a lion devouring a man's head.  Below that is a relief of a hunter with his dog, a deer being chased by a dog, and lastly at the bottom left a rooster with a dragon's body.  This last relief is also knows as the basilisk, which comes from the Greek word basileus, which means king.  It was used as a symbol for sin and evil in early Christianity.

We entered the church through the remaining north door (which was also the door the women entered through).  Wasn't my daughter cute back then?


The interior of the church is modest with bare stone walls painted white.  The altar dates back from the early 1600's is noteworthy for it's four pillars and dates back from the early 1600's.  The lead crucifix is from a gravestone from around 1700.


The pulpit is also from the same time period and is a copy of the pulpit from the church in Thisted (which we have also toured).


The organ is (disappointingly) new, it was added in 1990.


What I found most interesting in the church is this gravestone dating from the 1200's.  The stone is crudely cruciform in shape.  Near the base of the gravestone is a man's head and above this is an outstretched arm.  A cross is etched into the hand, and between thumb and forefinger shows is a round disc, which many believe is a wafer. On the arm is written the word rex, and to the right of the arm are the words dextera dei, which translate to Right hand of God.