Profiles in "Courage" III
Before King Rarek the Blind was known as King Rarek the blind he was known as King Rarek…the Wily or something. But that was before Olaf the Saint became king of all Norway.
In the early eleventh century Olaf made himself sole king through the coup of capturing five other local kings of the Norwegian lands in one morning. (Sweden still claimed ownership of Norway and would not recognize Olaf's title, but that's neither here nor there.) Four of the kings Olaf let go on their par...
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