The Battle of Stiklestad in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway. In this battle, King Olaf II of Norway was killed. During the pontificate of Pope Alexander III, the Roman
The Death of Olaf II at the Battle of Stiklestad Peter Nicolai Arbo, c. 1859
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 po
Coin of Olaf dated 1023–1028
Saint Olaf of Norway, by Pius Welonsky (1893) in Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso, Rome
Saint Olav at the Battle of Stiklestad by 19th century artist Peter Nicolai Arbo
St. Olaf with his ax on a bishop's crozier, walrus ivory, Norway c. 1375–1400