Hamarhus

Hamarhus at Hamar in Hedmark was the fortified palace of the bishop of the Norwegian Catholic Diocese of Hamar. The castle was east for Hamar Cathedral, and was linked to the cathedral. The castle was constructed in stages, the oldest parts of stonework was erected around 1250 or a little later, and consists of three vault cellars white wooden roofing, and a large castle tower with ground floor approx, 10 x 18 m, with basement.

Ruins of medieval Hamar episcopal castle

After the reformation, the former bishop's residence was used by the local Lensherren. Both Hamarhus and Hamar Cathedral were destroyed in 1567 by the Swedish armies during the Northern Seven Years' War.[1] The ruins of Hamarhus were later converted into outbuilding on Storhamar.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Gjerset, p. 154
  2. "Storhamar". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Storhamar". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. "Storhamar, Vang herad, Hedmark". Matrikkelutkastet av 1950. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

Sources
  • Ersland, Geir Atle; Sandvik, Hilde (1999). Norsk historie 1300-1625 ( Oslo: Samlaget) ISBN 82-521-5182-5
  • Gjerset, Knut (1915) History of the Norwegian People (The MacMillan Company, Volume II)
  • Gunnarsjaa, Arne (2006) Norges Arkitekturhistorie (Abstrakt forlag) ISBN 9788279351276

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