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Oct 1, 2016 · Church, altar of Viking saint king found in Norway. Archaeologists with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) have discovered the foundations of the church where the Viking king Olaf II is believed to have been buried after he was canonised. King Olaf II Haraldsson, credited with introducing Christian law to Norway, was ...
Added: Nov 4, 2003. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 8059094. Source citation. Norwegian Monarch, Roman Catholic Saint. He ruled as the King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was born Olaf Haraldsson in Ringerike, Norway, the son of Harald Grenske and Asta Gudbrandsdatter. His father died before he was born and little is known of his early childhood.
Jan 15, 2023 · Olaf returned to Norway and declared himself king in 1015, got the support of the five petty kings of the Norwegian Uplands, defeated Earl Sweyn (one of the earls of Lade and the de facto ruler of Norway) the following year, founded the town of Borg, and within a few years, he was more powerful than any of his predecessors on the throne.
He is remembered in Norway as "Olav den hellige" (Olaf the Holy). Olaf was born in the year 995 in Ringerike, Norway to King Harald Grenske and Queen Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, and was killed on July 29, 1030 at the Battle of Stiklestad by the pagan rebel Thorir the Hound. In 1164 he was declared a saint by Pope Alexander III.
The patron saint of our parish is St. Olaf, King and Martyr. He is also the patron saint of Norway, where his feast day is celebrated on July 29. Each year on the weekend closest to this date we celebrate “St. Olaf Day” with special music, prayers, and Scandinavian treats. Olaf Haraldsson (c. 995 – 1030) was born in Ringerike, Norway, son ...
The "Heimskringla" of Snorri Sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, from about A.D. 850 to the year A.D. 1177. The Sagas covered in this work are the following: 1. Ynglinga Saga 2. Halfdan the Black Saga 3. Harald Harfager's Saga 4. Hakon the Good's Saga 5. Saga of King Harald Grafeld and of Earl Hakon Son ...
The three half-brothers co-ruled the kingdom from 1103 to avoid feuds or war. Sigurd ruled alone after Olaf died in 1115 and Øystein in 1123. Before being proclaimed King of Norway, Sigurd was styled as King of the Isles and Earl of Orkney. Neither Øystein nor Olav received such prestigious titles.
