File:ST. OLAV krone trone 1. Kyrkebø seint 1200-t 2. Austevoll c. 1450 3. Seim c. 1250 Kirkekunst middelalder utskåret treskulptur (Medieval church art wooden sculpture) Universitetsmuseet i Bergen (University Museum of Bergen, Norway) A.jpg

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English: Medieval (gothic) wooden sculptures of Saint Olav (Olaf II of Norway, c. 995 – 29 July 1030), on display in the Norwegian Church Art Exhibition at the University Museum of Bergen, Norway:
  • Saint Olav from Kyrkjebø Church in Sogn, Norway, late 13th century; The enthroned king tramples on man, in other instances it is a dragon with a human head. Both man and dragon symbolize the conquered heathendom. In late medieval iconography the fce usually resembles Saint Olav's own face., and this might be interpreted that St. Olav, born a heathen, had to conquer his own heathendom.
  • Saint Olav from Austevoll Chuch in Sunnhordland, Norway, c. 1450: The enthroned king tramples on a beast with a human head, symolizing the conquered heathendom
  • Saint Olav from Seim Church in Nordhordland, Norway, c. 1250: The enthroned king has, as usual, carried a battle axe in his right hand.
Norsk bokmål: Sankt Olav, treskulpturer fra middelalderen, skåret ut i gotisk stil. Foto fra utstillinga av norsk kirkekunst i den kulturhistoriske avdelinga av Universitetsmuseet i Bergen. Olav den hellige (Sankt Olav, Heilag-Olav) var konge av Norge 1016–1028. Han ble gjort til helgen etter å ha blitt drept under slaget på Stiklestad, og ble deretter regna for å ha innført kristendommen i hele Norge på en varig måte.
  • St. Olav fra Kyrkjebø kirke (kyrkje) på nordsida av Sognefjorden i Høyanger kommune, treskulptur fra slutten av 1200-åra: Den tonenede Olav tråkker her på en mannsfigur, andre ganger er det en drake med menneskehode. Både mannsfiguren og draken symboliserer det overvundne hedenskapet. I de senmiddelalderlige fremstillingene er det vanlig at ansiktet likner på Olavs eget ansikt. Dette kan tolkes slik at Hellig-Olav, som ble født i hedenskap, måtte overvinne det onde i seg selv.
  • St. Olav fra Austevoll kirke (kyrkje) i Sunnhordland, ca. 1450: Den tronende Olav tråkker på en drake med menneskehode, symbol på den beseirede hedenskapen.
  • St. Olav fra Seim kirke (kyrkje) i Nordhordland, ca. 1250: Den tronende Olav har holdt sin vanlige attributt, en langøks, i høyre hånd. Dagens Seim kirke ble reist 1878. Middelalderkirken var trolig en stavkirke. Den må ha blitt revet tidlig på 1600-tallet. Det er bevart inventar fra kirken både i den nåværende kirken og på Bergen Museum.
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