Saint Olaf's chapel
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Saint Olaf's chapel is a church in Kumla, Närke, Svealand. The church contains parts of a stave church.
The church dates from 1766 - 1767, with a tower from the 11th century. In the beginning of the 10th century Olaf II of Norway, or Saint Olaf as he is more commonly referred to, stayed through the winter when he had to flee to Kievan Rus.
About 250 meters north of the church is Saint Olaf's well (S:t Olofs källa) with a signpost with the note: "You travelling man on your road, come forth and drink, you get strength, as (in) the water the power resides, like in the times of Saint Olaf", (Du vandringsman på vägen går, kom hit och drick, du styrka får, ty vattnet äger samma kraft, det i S:t Olofs tid har haft, — in Swedish).
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