Varnhem
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14km/9mi east of Skara is Varnhem, with a 13th century church which belonged to a Cistercian abbey, the burial-place of King Eric's dynasty. Birger Jarl, who died in Västergötland in 1266, is also buried here. After the Reformation and a series of fires the abbey and its church fell into disrepair. It was restored by Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie in 1654-73, when the buttresses which give the church its characteristic aspect were added.
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Varnhem
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Conservation work has been carried out on the ruins of the abbey, and some of the finds made during excavations in 1923-27 are displayed in the museum. From Varnhem it is a short trip southeast to the Hornborgasjö, the haunt of large numbers of birds, including cranes.
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