Think Norway, and the first thing that comes to mind are fjords, blonde people and Vikings - not fairy tale architecture.

Below, you’ll find photographs of architecture in the Norwegian countryside that looks like it’s been taken straight from a fairy tale. The architectural styles range from Stave churches, which were built during the Middle Ages, to ghostly natural waterfalls and traditional wooden houses constructed in the Norwegian vernacular style (byggeskikk) during the 19th century.

Let us know which of the pictures you think wouldn’t be out of place in a fairy tale, and as always, feel free to submit your own examples from your own travels in Norway.

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Borgund Stave Church

Borgund Stave Church

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    Natural Swimming Pool In The Forest

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    At The End Of The World, Tjome

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    ChrisHagen
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from there.. but verdens ende is more like edge of the world if you translate it correctly.

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    Kvednafossen Waterfall In Norway

    Kvednafossen Waterfall In Norway

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    MichelBaecke
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I understand why Norvegians migrants settled on the west coast of Canada, it's identical

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    #9

    Old Farmhouses

    Old Farmhouses

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    Fairy House In Hunderfossen, Lillehammer

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    Old House

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    Bridge In Norway

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    Lake Bondhus

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    AshleighWilling
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Though it's not inside a cave, this feels a lot like the lake Harry Potter and Dumbledore visited. I used to see Potter-like things often, but it's been a long time.

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    #17

    Fantoft Stave Church, Near Bergen.

    Fantoft Stave Church, Near Bergen.

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    MikaelNordström
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Built on the remains of the old stave church that was burnt to the ground in 1992, re-opened 1997.

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    #19

    Borgund Stavkirke

    Borgund Stavkirke

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    DianeDesAutels
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this an old photo of the same stave church as the first (modern, color) photo?

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    Møre Og Romsdal

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    Aurora Over The Small Fishing Village Bugøynes

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    Magic Kingdom Of Bekkelaget

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    Brandbu, Hadeland

    Brandbu, Hadeland

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    Fern Shoemaker
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can can see me having Eggs Benedict served with piping hot coffee and freshly sliced oranges on that table, while watching adorable little goats playing in the yard.

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    King Oscar Ii Chapel, Grense Jakobselv

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    Fåvang, Gudbrandsdalen

    Fåvang, Gudbrandsdalen

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    IdaHay
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is very pretty and a very norweigan landscape, though I'm afraid it has nothing to do with architecture...

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    Smallest Church In Scandinavia, Undredal

    Smallest Church In Scandinavia, Undredal

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    RunarPettersen
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not the smallest church in Norway. This is the smallest stave church. The smallest church in Norway is St. Georgs kapell in Neiden.

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