Skaun

Skaun is a farming district south of Trondheimsfjord, with cultivated land around Lake Laugen and the neighbouring valleys. At Venn stands a stone church built around 1180, combining early Gothic features with older Romanesque forms. Nearby Husaby was associated in saga tradition with the powerful Einar Tambarskjelve. The remains of another medieval church stand there, recalling a landscape of farms and local centres linked to the history of Trøndelag long before the rise of later towns.