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Olaf Haraldsson
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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
Coin of Olaf dated 1023–1028
Saint Olaf of Norway, by Pius Welonsky (1893) in Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso, Rome
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
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
St. Olaf with his ax on a bishop's crozier, walrus ivory, Norway c. 1375–1400
Swein Forkbeard
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Swein Forkbeard was King of Denmark from c. 986 and briefly King of England from December 1013. He was also overlord of Norway c. 986 – c. 994 and from c. 1000. He married the sister of Boleslaw, rule
Olaf Haraldsson
…London and the English throne to Æthelred the Unready and removing Cnut. According to Snorri's Heimskringla, the attack happened soon after the death of Sweyn Forkbeard with the city being held by Danish forces. Snorri's account claims that Olaf assisted Æthelred in driving the Danes out of England. Olaf is also said…
Swein Forkbeard
Silver penny dated around 995, with inscription on obverse 'SVEN REX AD DENER' (Swein King of the Danes), reverse 'GODPINE M AN DNER' (Godwine moneyer
Silver penny dated around 995, with inscription on obverse 'SVEN REX AD DENER' (Swein King of the Danes), reverse 'GODPINE M AN DNER' (Godwine moneyer in Denmark). This is the earliest surviving example of the Latin alphabet in Denmark.