Norway’s medieval stave churches are being starved, and our Viking and Christian heritage with it. The government proposes wiping out the entire NOK 5.6 million museum grant to Fortidsminneforeningen. That money funds the professional work of preserving and presenting up to 40 of the country’s most important cultural monuments, including UNESCO-listed Urnes, plus Borgund, Hopperstad, Torpo, Uvdal and Nore stave churches, Steinvikholm Castle and Sakshaug old church. The association says the cut will hit both physical upkeep and public dissemination of these sites. At the same time, Norway poured NOK 1.75 billion into Palestine in 2025 alone and spent NOK 58.9 billion on foreign aid overall. Priorities are clear: Norwegian heritage can decay while the money keeps flowing abroad.