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1 day ago · The woman dubbed Sigrid the Haughty was said to be a queen to two kings: Sweden's Eric the Victorious and Denmark's Sweyn Forkbeard . She was wooed by a third king, Norway's Olaf Tryggvason, and she was the mother of a fourth, Olaf the Swede. Yet it was her outspoken nature and intelligence that made her a force to be reckoned with; or so the ...
May 17, 2024 · In the Heimskringla saga of King Olaf Tryggvason, there is a captivating tale of King Harald Bluetooth’s failed attempt to invade Iceland. According to the saga, Harald tasked a sorcerer who transformed into a fearsome whale, with finding the island’s vulnerabilities.
3 days ago · At the time of King Cnut, the Isles of Scilly fell outside England's rule, as did Cornwall and Wales. In 995, Olaf Tryggvason became King Olaf I of Norway. Born c. 960, Olaf had raided various European cities and fought in several wars. In 986 he met a Christian seer on the Isles of Scilly.
3 days ago · Scored for a cappella chorus, As Torrents in the Summer is an excerpt from the epilogue of Sir Edward Elgar’s 1896 cantata, Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30.The text is an adaptation of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which tells the story of Olaf Tryggvason, the medieval king of Norway, who brought Christianity to the Scandinavian country.
Jun 1, 2024 · Olaf Tryggvason, also known as King Olaf I of Norway (r. 995-1000), was incredibly influential in the spread of Christianity in the country. He was also an active raider, having met his wife, Geira, while wintering in among Slavs in 982.
May 31, 2024 · Olaf I Tryggvason took the throne of Norway in 995, reigning for a brief but eventful five years. Though Olaf had been a pagan Viking raider, by the time he took the […]
3 days ago · The Faroe or Faeroe Islands ( / ˈfɛəroʊ / FAIR-oh ), or simply the Faroes ( Faroese: Føroyar,pronounced [ˈfœɹjaɹ] ⓘ; Danish: Færøerne [ˈfeɐ̯ˌøˀɐnə] ), are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
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