# Stiklestad > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stiklestad > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stiklestad.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiklestad > Source revision: 1324680378 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Village in Verdal Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Stiklestad |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Stiklestad kirke.jpg |image_caption = The [Stiklestad Church](/source/Stiklestad_Church) |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village |pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway |pushpin_label = |pushpin_label_position = top |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [Norway](/source/Norway) |subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/List_of_regions_of_Norway) |subdivision_name1 = [Central Norway](/source/Central_Norway) |subdivision_type2 = [County](/source/Counties_of_Norway) |subdivision_name2 = [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag) |subdivision_type3 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Norway) |subdivision_name3 = [Innherred](/source/Innherred) |subdivision_type4 = [Municipality](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway) |subdivision_name4 = [Verdal Municipality](/source/Verdal_Municipality) |timezone1 = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 7650 Verdal |coordinates = {{coord|63.7960|11.5588|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 18 |elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Stiklestad, Verdal (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Verdal/Stiklestad/ |access-date=2018-04-04 |publisher=[yr.no](/source/yr.no)}}}} '''Stiklestad'''{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/450709 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}} is a village in [Verdal Municipality](/source/Verdal_Municipality) in [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located {{convert|4|km}} east of the town of [Verdalsøra](/source/Verdals%C3%B8ra) and about {{convert|2|km}} southeast of the village of [Forbregd/Lein](/source/Forbregd%2FLein). [[File:Norge fremstillet i Tegninger - no-nb digibok 2008112511001-319 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Stiklestad in 1848, showing the St Olav memorial erected in 1807{{Cite news |title=Olav memorial at Stiklestad |url=http://www.fortidsminneforeningen.no/artikkel.aspx?nr=5142 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322044726/http://www.fortidsminneforeningen.no/artikkel.aspx?nr=5142 |archive-date=22 March 2014 |access-date=6 September 2018 |work=Fortidsminneforeningen ([Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)) |language=no}}]] [[File:Langhuset Stiklastadir.JPG|thumb|Reconstructed [Longhouse](/source/Longhouse) at the Stiklestad National Culture Centre.]] The village is mainly known as the site of the [Battle of Stiklestad](/source/Battle_of_Stiklestad) on 29 July 1030. [Stiklestad Church](/source/Stiklestad_Church) is located in the village and it is assumed to have been erected on the exact spot where [King Olaf II Haraldsson](/source/Olaf_II_Haraldsson) fell in the battle. The king was buried in [Nidaros](/source/Nidaros) ([Trondheim](/source/Trondheim)), canonised there on 3 August 1031, and later enshrined in [Nidaros Cathedral](/source/Nidaros_Cathedral). Following the [Lutheran](/source/Lutheran) [reformation](/source/reformation) of 1537 the saint's remains were removed and their precise resting-place has been unknown since 1568. The village is currently a [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) [parish](/source/parish) and the seat of the [Stiklestad prosti](/source/Stiklestad_prosti). ==Name== The [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) form of the name is {{lang|non|Stiklarstaðir}}. The first element is {{lang|non|stikl}} which might have been derived from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|stikla}} which means "to jump" or "hop over stepping stones" (possibly referring to crossing a brook or stream). This might have been the name of a nearby brook. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|staðr}} which means "farm" or "abode".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/bd_Nordre_Trondhjems_amt_1903/_kFFxvxaufcC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt |date=1903 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=15 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=122 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}} In the 13th century [Gesta Danorum](/source/Gesta_Danorum), or "The History of the Danes," [Saxo Grammaticus](/source/Saxo_Grammaticus) recorded that the town was named after Stikla, a [shield-maiden](/source/shield-maiden) who was most famous for raiding with the Viking captain [Rusla](/source/Rusla) (Rusla was known as "The Red Maiden" for her brutal raids on Irish ships.) Stikla would have settled in the area at some point after her participation in the [Battle of Clontarf](/source/Battle_of_Clontarf) in 1014. ==Recent history== Given King Olav II’s role in the spread of [Christianity](/source/Christianity) in Norway, Stiklestad has been a significant site in Norwegian national culture since the 1030 battle. There has been an Olav memorial there since [medieval](/source/medieval) times. Between 1934 and 1944 [Vidkun Quisling](/source/Vidkun_Quisling)’s Nationalist [Nasjonal Samling](/source/Nasjonal_Samling) party held a number of rallies at Stiklestad, in an attempt to link the party to Norway’s historic past.{{Cite book |last=Brevig |first=Hans Olaf |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007072301097 |title=NS – fra parti til sekt 1933–37 |date=1970 |publisher=Pax Publishers |pages=34–37 |language=no |accessdate=4 September 2019}} A special [Nasjonal Samling monument](/source/NS_monument_(Norway)) was inaugurated there in July 1944, before being demolished a year later after the fall of Quisling's government.{{Cite book |last=Veimo |first=Morten |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012062624005 |title=Verdalsboka : Verdal 1940–1945: Krig – Okkupasjon – Motstand. |date=1987 |publisher=Published by Motstandgruppen 1939–1945, Verdal. |pages=197–205 |language=no |accessdate=4 September 2019}} Since 1954 an annual [the Saint Olav Drama](/source/the_Saint_Olav_Drama), a re-enactment of the days leading up to the battle of 1030, has taken place at a specially built [amphitheatre](/source/amphitheatre) at Stiklestad.{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=''The Saint Olav Drama'' |url=https://stiklestad.no/spelet-om-heilag-olav/ |access-date=4 September 2019 |website=Stiklestad National Culture Centre}}{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=''Spelet om Heilag Olav'' |url=https://snl.no/Spelet_om_Heilag_Olav |access-date=4 September 2019 |website=Store Norske Leksikon}} In 1995, a Parliamentary decree established [Stiklestad National Culture Centre](/source/%3Ano%3AStiklestad_Nasjonale_Kultursenter) ({{langx|no|Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter}}) at Stiklestad to promote the story and heritage of Saint Olaf, including the annual Saint Olav Drama. There is also a [folk museum](/source/folk_museum), that includes a [medieval](/source/Middle_Ages) farm, and a hotel housed in the same building as the Culture Centre.{{Cite news |title=Welcome to Stiklestad |url=https://stiklestad.no/ |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter}} ==Panorama of the area== {{wide image|Stikklastad Norway St Olof.jpg|1500px|View of the area (scroll to the right for more of the picture)|left|alt=View of the Stiklestad area}} ==See also== * [The Saint Olav Drama](/source/The_Saint_Olav_Drama), an annual ceremony commemorating the historic [Battle of Stiklestad](/source/Battle_of_Stiklestad) * [Stiklestad Church](/source/Stiklestad_Church), Twelfth Century Parish Church * [Nasjonal Samling monument](/source/NS_monument_(Norway)), erected by Quisling in 1944 ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/stiklestad-national-culture-centre/88528/ Stiklestad National Culture Centre] {{authority control}} Category:Stiklestad Category:Verdal Municipality Category:Villages in Trøndelag --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stiklestad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiklestad) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiklestad?action=history)). 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