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- Olaf or Olav (/ ˈoʊləf /, / ˈoʊlɑːf /, or British / ˈoʊlæf /; Old Norse: Áleifr, Ólafr, Óleifr, Anleifr) is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as *Anu-laibaz, from anu "ancestor, grand-father" and laibaz "heirloom, descendant". Old English forms are attested as Ǣlāf, Anlāf.
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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.
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Olaf or Olav ( / ˈoʊləf /, / ˈoʊlɑːf /, or British / ˈoʊlæf /; Old Norse: Áleifr, Ólafr, Óleifr, Anleifr) is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as *Anu-laibaz, from anu "ancestor, grand-father" and laibaz "heirloom, descendant". Old English forms are attested as Ǣlāf, Anlāf.
Olaf Haraldsen (died c. 1143) was a Danish anti-king who ruled Scania for a few years from 1139. He never won control over the rest of Denmark, and he is not included in the list of Danish monarchs used by the Danish monarchy [1] or Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. He is sometimes called "Olaf II" even though there was a later Olaf II of Denmark. [2]
Oluf 2. 1. Introduction. Oluf was the son of King Håkon 6. of Norway and his queen, Margrete, who was the daughter of Valdemar Atterdag. After Valdemar's death in 1375, the then 5-year-old Oluf was elected Danish king in 1376 with his parents as guardians. The young Oluf 2. in a section from the Kronborg tapestries made by Hans Knieper 1581-1584.
Feb 1, 2020 · Category:Olaf of Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Category. : Olaf of Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Olaf (1370-1387) was King of Denmark 1375-1387 as Olaf II (Danish: Oluf) and King of Norway 1380-1387 as Olaf IV (Norwegian: Olav ), also born a Prince of Sweden and (primarily) of Norway, where his father was King.
Language Label Description Also known as; ... English Wikipedia. date of death. 3 August 1387. ... Oluf Olav II King of Denmark and Norway Haakonsson (est. 1370 - 3 ...
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 Olaf 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 ...
