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- Olaf IV Haakonsson (born 1370—died Aug. 3, 1387) was the king of Denmark (as Olaf III, 1376–87) and of Norway (1380–87). He was the son of Haakon VI and of Margaret (Margrete), daughter of Valdemar IV, king of Denmark.
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Olav's death extinguished yet one Norwegian male royal line; he was also the last Norwegian king to be born on Norwegian soil for the next 567 years. [18] After the death of Olav IV of Norway in 1387, the closest in line to the succession was the Swedish king Albert of Mecklenburg. However, his succession was politically unacceptable to the ...
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Olaf II of Denmark (December 1370 – 3 August 1387) [2][3] was King of Denmark as Olaf II (though occasionally referred to as Olaf III[4][5]) from 1376 and King of Norway as Olav IV from 1380 until his death.
Sep 16, 2020 · The first of a three-volume biography of Norway’s late King Olav V was being released this week. It features the young royal as a “spoiled and conceited” but also uncertain immigrant in Norway, who spoke English at home with his British mother and Danish father.
Nov 27, 2016 · Introduction: The following article examines the oldest extant accounts of the conversion of Norway, from the Latin works of the late twelfth century until Snorri Sturluson’s Heimskringla from around 1230.
Dec 15, 2023 · Born into the esteemed lineage of Tryggvi Olafsson and Astrid Eiriksdottir, Olaf’s beginnings were steeped in the rich heritage of Norway’s warrior-kings. Tales of portents and omens accompanied...
- Anthony Holland
Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028.
The case of the False Olaf has received comparatively little attention. In 1402, a Prussian peasant was brought to Scandinavia, heralded by his supporters as King Óláfr Hákonarson (known in modern Danish as Oluf II, or in Norwegian as Olav IV).
