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Mar 2, 2024 · Son of Trygve (Olafsson) Olavsønn and Astrid (Eriksdottir) Eiriksdottir. Brother of Ingeborg (Tryggvesdottir) Tryggvesdatter and Astrid (Tryggvesdottir) Tryggvesdatter. Husband of Gyda Burislawsdatter — married 0982 (to 0985) in Vindland.
Feb 8, 2022 · This painting, by the Swedish artist Mårten Winge (c. 1825-1896), re-creates a curious legend from medieval folklore and saga storytelling about the reign of King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway.
Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken (Vingulmark, and Rånrike), and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway. He is numbered as Olaf I.
Olaf Tryggvason (born c. 964—died c. 1000) was a Viking king of Norway (995– c. 1000), much celebrated in Scandinavian literature, who made the first effective effort to Christianize Norway.
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Jan 25, 2020 · The famous Olav Tryggvason statue on Torvet, Trondheim's market square, in Norway. It is believed that Olav Tryggvason was the son of Tryggve Olavsson from Viken. Later sagas claim that Tryggve Olavsson was an offspring of Harald Fairhair (Harald hårfagre), who was said to be the first king of Norway, serving from 872 to 930.
Olav Tryggvason is looking north and down to the fjord. He holds out a communion vessel in his left hand and holds an unsheathed sword in his right. At the feet of the king lies the head of the Norse god Thor, symbolizing the king’s victory over heathendom.
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Olaf I Tryggrason (968-1000) was a Viking warrior, who acquired wealth and fame by his raids in Britain and strove to bring national leadership and Christianity to pagan, politically divided tenth-century Norway.
