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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Olaf_II_of_DenmarkOlaf II of Denmark - Wikipedia

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   Olaf II of Denmark (December 1370 – 3 August 1387) was King of Denmark as Olaf II (though occasionally referred to as Olaf III) from 1376 and King of Norway as Olav IV from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen Margaret I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway, and grandson of kings Magnus IV of Sweden and Valdemar IV of Denmark.

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   This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397) The Kalmar Union (1397–1536) Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523) Union of Denmark and Norway (1523–1536/1537) The United Kingdoms of Denmark ...

   Name	Birth	Marriages	Death
   Sweyn II Estridsson (Svend Estridsen) ...	c. 1019 England son of jarl Ulf ...	(1) Gyda of Sweden c. 1048 (2) Gunnhildr ...	28 April 1076 Søderup aged 57–58
   Harald III the Soft (Harald Hén) ...	c. 1040 illegitimate son of Sweyn II	Margareta Hasbjörnsdatter no issue	17 April 1080 aged 40
   Cnut IV the Holy (Knud den Hellige) ...	c. 1042 illegitimate son of Sweyn II	Adela of Flanders c. 1080 three children	10 July 1086 St. Alban's Priory aged ...
   Olaf I Hunger (Oluf Hunger) 1086–1095	c. 1050 illegitimate son of Sweyn II	Ingegerd of Norway c. 1070 one daughter	18 August 1095 aged 44–45

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   Olaf II of Denmark (December 1370 – 3 August 1387) was King of Denmark as Olaf II (though occasionally referred to as Olaf III) from 1376 and King of Norway as Olav IV from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen Margaret I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway, and grandson of kings Magnus IV of Sweden and Valdemar IV of Denmark.

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   How old was Olaf when he was crowned king of Denmark?

   • Olaf was the son of Queen Margaret I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway, and grandson of kings Magnus IV of Sweden and Valdemar IV of Denmark . When his grandfather Valdemar IV of Denmark died, Olaf was just five years old. He was proclaimed king of Denmark by a Danehof in Slagelse the following year.

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   How did Olaf become a king?

   • Olaf established himself immediately in eastern Norway as a sort of king of kings, and the next year he defeated the jarls at Nesjar. He then sailed north along the coast and was elected king by the yeomen. Olaf was thus the first king to rule over the whole country, both east and west.

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   Who was Olaf II Haraldsson?

   • Olaf II Haraldsson, ; feast day July 29) the first effective king of all Norway and the country’s patron saint, who achieved a 12-year respite from Danish domination and extensively increased the acceptance of Christianity. His religious code of 1024 is considered to represent Norway’s first

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   What happened after Olaf the king died?

   • Following her son's death, Margaret united all three Scandinavian kingdoms in a personal union. After Olaf, no Norwegian king was to be born on Norwegian soil for more than 550 years, until Harald V, born in 1937, became king in 1991. Olaf's death was also the end of the male line of the House of Bjelbo in Sweden.

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Olaf-II-HaraldssonOlaf II Haraldsson | Viking King of Norway, Christian ...

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   Mar 29, 2024 · Olaf II Haraldsson (born c. 995—died July 29, 1030, Stiklestad, Norway; feast day July 29) was the first effective king of all Norway and the country’s patron saint, who achieved a 12-year respite from Danish domination and extensively increased the acceptance of Christianity.

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   May 17, 2018 · Cnut the Great of Denmark was their ally, and Olaf led an expedition against Denmark (1026) which was thoroughly defeated. On Olaf's return to Norway his position became increasingly difficult as large sections of the nation turned against him.

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   Mar 11, 2021 · A former Viking and mercenary named Olaf Haraldsson seized the throne of Norway around 1015, becoming King Olaf II. As monarch, he devoted himself to two main goals—increasing his crown authority and spreading Christianity to the jarls, chieftains and commoners who still practiced the region’s traditional religion. King Olaf, however, was too aggressive in his […]