Trondenes

INFORMATION

Font ID: 02469TRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Trondenes
Font Location in Church: Inside, on the left side, just into the chancel arch.
Church Notes: Little remains of the original 12-13th century church; the new one was done in 1911 by arquitect Nils Ryjord (Simonsen, 1980, p. 8-14)
Church Address: UTM 33W 562993 7635985
Site Location: Troms, Norway, Europe
Font Notes:
Dark-grey, lead-coloured plain font has cauldron-like basin without rim or any other decoration; the middle part, also cylindrical, as is the base, has a large torus on its upper part; it all appears made from one block of granite, except the lower base which slopes away from the joint and widens to about the same width as the basin (description based on Simonsen, 1980, ill. p. 19, 21). There is an illustration of this font in Kroesen's Et liturgisk kunstgalleri - Middelalderinteriøret i Trondenes kirke i europeisk kontekst [https://www.academia.edu/145122749/Et_liturgisk_kunstgalleri_Middelalderinteriøret_i_Trondenes_kirke_i_europeisk_kontekst?email_work_card=view-paper] [accessed 24 November 2025] with caption: "Trondenes, døpefont av stein, sannsynligvis fra 1250–
1350. Foto: Kjartan Hauglid. "

COORDINATES

UTM: 33W 563025 7635279
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 68° 49′ 40.8″ N, 16° 33′ 46.8″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite?
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Kroesen, E.A., "Et liturgisk kunstgalleri - Middelalderinteriøret i Trondenes kirke i europeisk kontekst", Trondenes kirke – Verdens nordligste middelalderkirke i stein, Oslo, Harstad: Instituttet for sammenlignende kulturforskning, 2025, [https://www.academia.edu/145122749/Et_liturgisk_kunstgalleri_Middelalderinteriøret_i_Trondenes_kirke_i_europeisk_kontekst?email_work_card=view-paper] [accessed 24 November 2025]
  • Simonsen, Povl, Trondenes Kirke, Harstad: Grafisk Forum, 1980, p. 19, 21 (ill.)