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  Olaf II Haraldsson - LoveToKnow 1911
OLAF (II.) HARALDSSON (99510 3 0), king from 1016-1029, called during his lifetime "the Fat," and afterwards known as St Olaf, was born in 995, the year in which Olaf TryggvessOn came to Norway.
He had annihilated the petty kings of the South, had crushed the aristocracy, enforced the acceptance of Christianity throughout the kingdom, asserted his suzerainty in the Orkney Islands, had humbled the king of Sweden and married his daughter in his despite, and had conducted a successful raid on Denmark.
The Norwegian order of knighthood of St Olaf was founded in 1847 by Oscar I., king of Sweden and Norway, in memory of this king.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Olaf_II_Haraldsson   (327 words)

  
 Olaf II of Norway Summary
Olaf was a son of Harold Graenske, a magnate, or kinglet, in eastern Norway and presumably related to Harold I Fairhair, the first king of Norway.
Olaf II Haraldsson (995 – July 29 1030), king from 1015–1028, (known during his lifetime as the Stout and after his canonization as Saint Olaf), was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvasson came to Norway.
Owing to Olaf's later status as the patron saint of Norway, and to his importance in later medieval historiography and in Norwegian folklore, it is difficult to assess the character of the historical Olaf.
www.bookrags.com /Olaf_II_of_Norway   (2485 words)

  
 35th Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Olaf Haraldsson II, King of Norway "Saint Olaf" was born 992 in Ringerike kommune, Buskerud fylke, Norway.
The son of the lord Harald Grenske and a descendant of the Norwegian ruler Harald I Fairhair, Olaf was reared as a pagan and became a Viking warrior in the Baltic region.
Olaf's popularity, his church work, and the aura of legend that surrounded his death, which was supposedly accompanied by miracles, led to his canonization in 1031.
www.boazfamilytree.com /gneville/aqwg80.htm   (544 words)

  
 Olaf II of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olaf II Haraldsson (995 – July 29, 1030), king from 1015–1028, (known during his lifetime as the Stout (Olav Digre) and after his canonization as Saint Olaf), was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvason came to Norway.
Olaf is generally held to be the driving force behind Norway's final conversion to Christianity.
Olaf College was founded by Norwegian immigrants in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1874.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olaf_II_of_Norway   (1259 words)

  
 Olaf II - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Olaf II (Saint Olaf), c.995-1030, king of Norway (1015-28).
Olaf fled to Russia, and Canute became king with Earl Haakon as viceroy.
Olaf made an attempt to regain his kingdom in 1030, only to lose his life in the battle of Stiklestad.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-olaf2.html   (391 words)

  
 World Homes Network - Norway
Olaf II and the establishment of the church Olaf Haraldsson, a descendant of Harald I Hårfager, came to the throne as Olaf II in around 1015.
Olaf II's policy was a dual one of establishing both the royal power and the Christian church on a national basis in opposition to the claims of the local chieftains.
Olaf II came to be regarded as Norway's first great national champion, and he later became the patron saint of Norway.
www.world-homes.net /atlas/europe/Scandanavia/norway.htm   (3277 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Olaf
Olaf I (Olaf Tryggvason), c.963-1000, king of Norway (995-1000), great-grandson of Harold I. His early life of exile and slavery is surrounded with romantic legend, and little is definitely known of it.
Olaf led (937) his allies, Constantine of Scotland and Owen of Strathclyde, against Athelstan in the battle of Brunanburh and was severely defeated.
Olaf V 1903-91, king of Norway (1957-91), son and successor of Haakon VII.
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 1000 - 1100
Robert II of France (the Pious) submits to the Pope and marries the daughter of the marquis of Provence, Constance of Arles.
Conrad II of the Holy Roman Empire is crowned Emperor by the pope.
Olaf II of Norway attempts to reclaim his lost kingdom, but is defeated.
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 38th Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
King Kenneth II of Scotland [scrapbook] was born 932 in Scotland.
Arni Arnmodsson was born circa 977 in Onundfjord, Norway and married circa 989 in Giske, Møre og Romsdal fylke (county), Norway.
Thora Thorsteinsdatter was born circa 972 in Onundfjord, Norway and married circa 989 in Giske, Møre og Romsdal fylke (county), Norway.
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OLAF "OLE" ANDERSON, born 06 Dec 1874 in Sogn, Norway; died 07 Mar 1959 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana.
OLAF "OLE" ANDERSON (Anderson) was born 06 Dec 1874 in Sogn, Norway, and died 07 Mar 1959 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana.
Olaf and Victoria were farmers in the ranching business; they had a farm in the Target Range in Missoula, Montana, until Olaf's retirement in April of 1958.
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 Medieval Scandinavian Kingdoms (A
Olaf Trygvaeson is one of the great heroes of Norwegian romance, and his exploits constitute a fruitful theme for the songs of poets.
Olaf the Saint completed the establishment of the Christian religion in Norway, but accomplished this result in so harsh and cruel a manner that all classes of his subjects were aroused against him.
Olaf the Lap-king died in 1024, and was succeeded as King of Sweden by his son Edmund Colbrenner, who died in 1052, when his brother Edmund Slemme ascended the Swedish throne.
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 Nordic Culture > Saint Olaf, Patron Saint of Norway - Scandinavica.com
Olaf Haraldsson, born in AD 995, was a viking who raided throughout western Europe and the Baltic until his return to Norway in 1015, where he was elected king of the Norwegians with the support of the Upland chieftains.
The reason King Olaf is so famous in Norwegian history is because he is traditionally considered to have converted Norway into Christianity and have been the unifying force behind Norway.
Olaf Haraldsson was returning to Norway with a small Swedish army with the intention of regaining the Norwegian crown he had lost.
www.scandinavica.com /culture/history/olaf.htm   (1186 words)

  
 Scandinavia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Harald was the father of Olaf II of Norway.
During Olaf II's forcible conversion of Norway to Christianity Hroerkr was one of five regional sub-kings who banded together to fight for the old religion.
His daughter Unn "The Deep-Minded" married Olaf the White, King of Dublin; their son Thorstein the Red was an early jarl of the Orkneys and Caithness.
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 Olaf II Haraldsson
Olaf II Haraldssön II (sometimes Olav), King of Norway from 1016-29, called during his lifetime "the Fat" or "the Stout", and afterwards known as St. Olaf, was born in 995, the year in which Olaf Tryggvessön came to Norway.
After some years' absence in England, fighting the Danes, Olaf returned to Norway in 1015 and declared himself king, obtaining the support of the five petty kings of the Uplands.
But his success was short-lived, for in 1029 the Norwegian nobles, seething with discontent, rallied around the invading Knut the Great, and Olaf had to flee to Russia.
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 Vikings & their Gods - Olaf II
He introduced a strong central administration, completed the conversion of the Norwegians begun by Olaf I, and built churches throughout the land.
Many local chieftains, alienated by Olaf's domineering ways, sided with Canute II, king of Denmark and England, when he invaded Norway in 1028; Olaf was compelled to take refuge with his brother-in-law, Grand Duke Yaroslav of Novgorod.
Olaf was subsequently worshiped as Norway's patron saint and was canonized in 1164.
www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/vikings/olaf2.htm   (189 words)

  
 Olaf I - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Olaf I, full name Olaf Tryggvason (968-1000), King of Norway (995-1000).
Olaf V, original name Alexander Edward Christian Frederik of Glücksburg (1903-1991), king of Norway (1957-1991), the son of King Håkon VII, born at...
Olaf V: Magnus I (of Norway and Denmark)
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 Count Olaf - SnickWiki
During the time they live there, Olaf treats them horribly, making them do repulsive chores, striking Klaus on the face, hanging Sunny from a 30-foot tower in a small cage, and attempting to marry Violet to inherit the Baudelaire fortune.
In the earlier books, Olaf seems to want only the fortune of the Baudilaeires, but later on, it is revealed that he also seeks the Quagmire sapphires, the Snicket File, and The Sugar Bowl.
Before his death, Count Olaf helped get Kit Snicket to safety then kissed her, saying "I told you I'd do that one last time.", implying a prior relationship between the two.
gwenli.ambitiouslemon.com /snickwiki/index.php?title=Count_Olaf&...   (525 words)

  
 st. olaf - Ask.com Web Search
Olaf College was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus, as a coeducational, residential, four-year private liberal arts college and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA...
Olaf II of Norway, Saint Olav, king 1015–...
Olaf is a nationally ranked highly selective private liberal arts college of the Lutheran church in Northfield, Minnesota near Minneapolis...
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 Olaf II of the Isle of Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King Olaf II of the Isle of Man, known as Olave in some texts, was the older brother of his predecessor, King Ragnald.
He was then driven out again by Alan, Lord of Galloway and forced to flee to Norway, where he sought and received the assistance of Haakon IV of Norway, who gave him a small fleet.
Olaf traveled next to Orkney, where he received a few more troops to compliment his own.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olaf_II_of_the_Isle_of_Man   (271 words)

  
 Timeline: 1000-1100   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Harold II (Harold Godwinson) is crowned king by the Anglo-Saxon nobles the day after Edward the Confessor dies.
Harold II marches his army from the northern reaches of England all the way to the southeast corner to confront Duke William nineteen days later after the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
William II (William Rufus) becomes king of England upon the death of King William the Conqueror.
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 Canute — FactMonster.com
In 1028, after an uprising had expelled Olaf II of Norway, Canute was recognized as ruler of that kingdom.
Canute established friendly relations with the Holy Roman Empire and attended the coronation of Conrad II in Rome in 1027.
Olaf II - Olaf II (Saint Olaf), c.995–1030, king of Norway (1015–28).
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 Olaf I - Resultados de la búsqueda - MSN Encarta
Olaf I, su nombre completo fue Olaf Tryggvesson (968-1000), rey de Noruega (995-1000).
En el 995 Olaf I, un bisnieto de Harald I, se convirtió en rey.
Pronto inició una disputa con Olaf II de Noruega,...
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 The Starmaker --- Part II | Olaf Stapleton
Part II When Stapleton wrote "The Starmaker," this myth of the Soviet apologist Left was already transparent nonsense.
Olaf Stapleton was a donnish chap who lectured on psychology and philosophy at a provincial British university.
He probably paid little attention to earthly events like the Soviet purges of the late 1920s and 1930s, and was probably not even shocked (as many serious communists were) at the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939.
www.ralphmag.org /DL/starmaker2.html   (1181 words)

  
 OLAF (II.) - Online Information article about OLAF (II.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
OLAF (II.) - Online Information article about OLAF (II.)
OLAF (II.) HARAt SS N (995–1030), See also:
knighthood of St Olaf was founded in 1847 by Oscar I., king of Sweden and Norway, in memory of this king.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/OLAF_II_.html   (503 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Olaf
He was recalled from exile in 1035 by the former opponents of Olaf when they rebelled against Sweyn, son of Canute.
Harold V or Harald V, 1937-, king of Norway (1991-); son of Olaf V.
He spent his youth in Greenland and in 999 visited Norway, where he was converted to Christianity and commissioned by King Olaf I to carry the faith to Greenland.
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 OLAF I - Online Information article about OLAF I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Dublin, and it was only after some years spent in administering her See also:
Olaf fought to the last on his See also:
North, and finally leapt overboard and was no more seen.
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 References - Olaf Ii Of Norway
Olav II Haraldsson (b.995—d.1030), king from 1015—1028, called during his lifetime the Fat and afterwards known as Saint Olaf, was born in the year in which Olaf I of Norway came to Norway.
But his success was short-lived, for in 1029 the Norwegian nobles, seething with discontent, rallied round the invading Canute the Great, and Olaf had to flee to Kievan Rus.
The Norwegian order of Knighthood of Saint Olaf was founded in 1847 by Oscar I of Sweden, king of Sweden and Norway, in memory of this king.
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 Olaf II — Infoplease.com
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