Olav den hellige
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Olav, Olaf Haraldsson, Saint Olaf
Olaf II Haraldsson (995 – 29 July 1030), later known as St. Olaf, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English: Norway's Eternal King) and canonised in Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. His remains were enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral. Olaf's local canonisation was in 1164 confirmed by Pope Alexander III, making him a universally recognised saint of the Catholic Church. The exact position of Saint Olaf's grave in Nidaros has been unknown since 1568, due to the Lutheran iconoclasm in 1536–37. Saint Olaf has today a prominent legal as well as cultural position in the country. He is symbolised by the axe in Norway's coat of arms, and the Olsok (29 July) is still his day of celebration. The Order of St. Olav is named after him.…more
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The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
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2018
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Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings
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Jakten på Olav den Hellige
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2012
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Olav den helliges saga
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Olav den Hellige (Sagakongene #10)
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2013
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Vie de Saint Olaf
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The Blood Axe : Story of Viking Kings Knut & Olav
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2001
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Olav den hellige: Spor etter helgenkongen
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Sverdet - Hellig Olav i Borg
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1974
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Otte brudstykker af den ældste saga om Olav den Hellige udg. for det Norske historiske kildeskriftfond ved dr. Gustav Storm. Med facsimiler. 1893 [Leather Bound]
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