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Olof Skötkonung, ( Old Norse: Óláfr skautkonungr; c. 980 –1022) sometimes stylized as Olaf the Swede, was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and, according to Icelandic sources, Sigrid the Haughty. He succeeded his father in c. 995. He stands at the threshold of recorded history, since he is the first Swedish ruler about whom there ...
Olaf Gudrødsson (c. 810 – c. 860), known after his death as Olaf Geirstad-Alf "Olaf, Elf of Geirstad" (Old Norse Ólafr Geirstaðaalfr), was a semi-legendary petty king in Norway. A member of the House of Yngling , he was the son of Gudrød the Hunter and according to the late Heimskringla , a half-brother of Halfdan the Black .
Olaf II Haakonsson (1370 – 23 August 1387) was king of Denmark as Olaf II (1376–1387) and king of Norway as Olaf IV (1380–1387). Olaf was son of King Haakon VI of Norway and the grandson of King Magnus IV of Sweden. His mother was Queen Margaret I of Denmark which made him the grandson of King Valdemar IV of Denmark.
Eric II the Memorable ( Danish: Erik II Emune; c. 1090 – 18 September 1137) was king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137. Eric was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark, who ruled Denmark from 1095 to 1103. Eric the Memorable rebelled against his uncle Niels of Denmark, and was declared king in 1134. He punished his adversaries severely, and ...
Jun 7, 2020 · English: King Olaf II of Denmark, Olaf IV of Norway. Date: 1580s. Source: Images in the public domain since 1945: Author: Hans Knieper (–1587 ...
Aug 14, 2015 · Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Description Olaf II of Denmark c 1385 (cropped).jpg. English: King Olaf II of Denmark, Olaf IV of Norway. Date. 1580s. date QS:P,+1580-00-00T00:00:00Z/8. Source. Images in the public domain since 1945. Author.
Euphemia of Pomerania. Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. [1] He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.
