Historical FigureMale
Olaf I. Tryggvason
960 – 1000
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryOlaf Tryggvason was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken, and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway. He is numbered as Olaf I.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 959
Norway
Date of death
September 9, 1000
Battle of Svolder
Citizenship
Norway
Occupations & fields
warriormonarch
- Field and occupation
- norský král
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