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CONTENTS
Medieval pilgrims
• Medieval pilgrims
• Mappa Mundi
• Pilgrim routes
• Saint James – the patron saint of medieval pilgrims
• The pilgrims dress
• The pilgrims badges
The first pilgrims
• The first pilgrims
• Pilgrims flasks, amulets and crosses
The Journey
• River deep, mountain high
• Before you go
• Mini-trips
• A pilgrim´s hostel in Norway
The Sacred
• Saints
• Altar piece fom Onsøy
• 8 stories about saints
• Relics
• Reliquary chests
• Reliquary crosses
• The Røldal cross and votive offerings
The Goal
• Jerusalem
• Santiago de Compostela
• Nidaros
• Rome
From heaven to hell
• The Virgin Mary
• The Crusades
• The Black Death
In the end
• Indulgences
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St. James
James the Apostle was the patron saint of medieval pilgrims. According to tradition, James received his staff from Christ himself. St. James is almost always depicted with a wide-brimmed hat and a scallop shell - his pilgrim’s badge.
St. James from the altar piece from Onsøy, Østfold, c 1520.
Photo: Ellen Holte, Museum of Cultural History
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