A Cape Town District Six Museum tagged image from photographer – A.Davey as published on Flickr.
Olso in 1300
Image by A.Davey
Oslo City Museum, Oslo, Norway.
Norway was considered a major power in Northern Europe, and Oslo was the country’s third-largest city after Bergen and Trondheim. With 3,000 inhabitants, six churches, four monasteries, 400 town houses, a royal castle and an episcopal castle, the city was considered impressive and large.
Oslo had two distinct power centers. The King’s district, with the royal castle and St. Mary’s church, was situated on the headland by the outlet of the river Alna.
The ecclesiastical centre, with the St. Hallvard’s cathedral, the St. Olav’s monastery and the episcopal chapel lay near the town square.
In 1349, the city was struck by the Black Death, and half the population died.
The end of the 1300s marked the beginning of a 400-year-long union period with Denmark, and the country was governed from Copenhagen.
Source: Museum Label
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