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Jun 2, 2019 · This article gives an overview of the transnational dissemination of propaganda through Labour’s party and union apparatus, arguing that the Western propagandists’ remarkable reach towards the Norwegian labour movement and working class was a cultural ‘empire by invitation’.
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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.
- 3 May 1376 – 3 August 1387
- Margaret I of Denmark
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Feb 13, 2012 · When German troops invaded Norway on 9 April 1940, the King and Crown Prince accompanied the Norwegian troops as they withdrew northwards, and later to London during the time in exile. World War II. Crown Prince Olav travelled together with the King and the Government to London.
Jun 23, 1991 · King Olav succeeded his father, King Haakon VII, on 21 September 1957, and reigned as King of Norway until his death at 10:20 pm on 17 January 1991. At the time of his death at the Royal Lodge outside of Oslo, he was 87 years old and the world’s oldest monarch.
During World War II his leadership was much appreciated and he was appointed Norwegian Chief of Defence in 1944. Olav became king following the death of his father in 1957. Owing to his considerate, down-to-earth style, King Olav was immensely popular, resulting in the nickname Folkekongen ('The People's King').
Olav V (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːlɑːv dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales.
Jan 18, 1991 · King Olav V, Norway’s widely respected king and the world’s oldest reigning monarch, died Thursday after suffering a heart attack, the Norwegian news agency NTB reported. He was 87.
