Old church ruin in Sunne, Sweden.
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Sunne gamla kyrka och kastal byggdes år 1178 på uppdrag av den norske kungen Sverre Sidurdsson. Troligen byggdes den till minne av slaget ute på Storsjöns is utanför Sunne mellan Jämtländska hednignar och Sverres norska soldater som var kristna. Bygget skulle vara ett straff de förlorande jämtarna blev ålagda då de var hedningar och tvingades bygga en kristen kyrka.
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