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Mar 29, 2024 · 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. After Valdemar’s death in 1375, Olaf was elected (1376) king of Denmark and succeeded his father as king of Norway in 1380.
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Mother. Tove or Gunhild [2] Sweyn Forkbeard ( Old Norse: Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg [ˈswɛinː ˈhɑrˌɑldsˌson ˈtjuːɣoˌskeɡː]; [3] Danish: Svend Tveskæg; 17 April 963 [1] – 3 February 1014) was King of Denmark from 986 until his death, King of England for five weeks from December 1013 until his death, and King of Norway from 999 ...
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Illness and death During the summer of 1990, the King suffered from health problems, but recovered somewhat during Christmas the same year. At the age of 87, on 17 January 1991, while residing in the Royal Lodge Kongsseteren in Oslo , he became ill and died in the evening of a heart attack .
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.
Olaf died on 18 August 1095 under mysterious circumstances. Some speculate that he may have killed himself or that he was sacrificed on behalf of his luckless people. Saxo Grammaticus writes that he "willingly gave himself to lose the land of its bad luck and begged that all of it (guilt) would fall upon his head alone.
Magnus III Olafsson ( Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson, Norwegian: Magnus Olavsson; 1073 – 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús berfœttr, Norwegian: Magnus Berrføtt ), [1] was the King of Norway from 1093 until his death in 1103.
Jan 15, 2023 · Olaf Haraldsson’s death in real life was less dramatic than in Vikings: Valhalla, but the surrounding context is quite interesting. Olaf returned to Norway and declared himself king in 1015, got the support of the five petty kings of the Norwegian Uplands, defeated Earl Sweyn (one of the earls of Lade and the de facto ruler of Norway) the ...
