"Nay."
"And nothing for the privilege of shaving myself?"
"Nay."
"And you don't charge for the fountain, either?"
"Nay."
"Well," I exclaimed as I rode away, "I can truly say that never before have I received so much for my money."
This city of the north has one extremely interesting building—its cathedral. As a rule, Scandinavian churches are not worth a visit; but this is a notable exception. More than three hundred years before Columbus landed on San Salvador this building held a proud position. Its finest carving dates from the eleventh century. At one time pilgrims came here from all northern Europe, and laid their gold and jewels on its shrines. But at the period of the Reformation all this was changed. Iconoclasts defaced its carving, cast down its statues, sacked the church, and packed its treasures in a ship, which, as if cursed by an offended Deity, foundered at sea.
TRONDHJEM CATHEDRAL.