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Olaf II.

995 – 1030

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Wikipedia Summary

Olaf Haraldsson, also called Saint Olaf, Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, and Olaf the Stout or "Large", was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae and canonized at Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimketel, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. His remains were enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral, built over his burial site. His sainthood encouraged the widespread adoption of Christianity by Scandinavia's Vikings/Norsemen.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
November 30, 994
Ringerike
Date of death
July 29, 1030
Citizenship

Norway

Occupations & fields
monarch
Field and occupation
norský král
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