_TRONDENAES_ On a naze to the north of Hind Island in Sengen lies Trondenaes church and parsonage.

The latter was a royal palace in Saint Olaf's time, and Thore Hund's brother Siver lived there.

Bjark Island, where Thore Hund had his castle, is only a few miles off.
The church itself is in many respects a remarkable historical monument.
Its two towers, of which one was square and covered with copper, and had an iron spire, and the other octagonal, exist only in legends, and of the famous "three wonderfully high, equal-sized statues" there are only remains which are to be seen at the west doorway.
This church was once the most northern border-fortress of Christendom, and stood grandly with its white towers, the far-echoing tones of its bells and its sacred song, like a giant bishop in white surplice, who bore St.Olaf's consecration and altar lights into the darkness among the Finmark trolls.

Its power over men's minds has been correspondingly deep and great.

Thither past generations for miles round have wended in Sunday dress before other churches were built up there.