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	Olaf Cuaran
		Athelstan died in 939 and Olaf Guthfrithson, king of Dublin at the time, invaded Northumbria and compelled Edmund, Athelstan's successor, to surrender Deira.
		When Olaf Guthfrithson died in 942, Olaf Cuaran succeeded him, finally recovering the throne of his father in addition to the throne of Dublin.
		Olaf managed to regain his lands in Northumbria in 949, only to be expelled again in 952, this time by Erik Bloodaxe[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ol/Olaf_Cuaran.html (163 words)

	Olaf Cuaran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Athelstan died in 939 and Olaf Guthfrithson, king of Dublin at the time, invaded Northumbria and compelled Edmund, Athelstan's successor, to surrender Deira.
		When Olaf Guthfrithson died in 942, Olaf Cuaran succeeded him, finally recovering the throne of his father in addition to the throne of Dublin.
		Olaf managed to regain his lands in Northumbria in 949, only to be expelled again in 952, this time by Erik Bloodaxe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olaf_Cuaran (239 words)

	Olaf III Guthfrithson
		Olaf III Guthfrithson (died 941) ruled as Norse king of Dublin from 934 to 941.
		Olaf married the daughter of Constantine II of Scotland.
		In 937, Olaf led his allies into battle against Athelstan, king of England, in the Battle of Brunanburh and was decisively defeated.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ol/Olaf_III_Guthfrithson.html (118 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Brunanburh
		The Battle of Brunanburh was a West Saxon victory in 937 by the army of king Athelstan and his brother Edmund over the combined armies of Olaf III Guthfrithson, Viking king of Dublin, Constantine, king of Scotland and King Owain of Strathclyde.
		The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age.
		The Battle of Brunanburh was a West Saxon victory in 937 by the army of king Athelstan and his brother Edmund over the combined armies of Olaf[?], viking king of Dublin and Constantine, king of Scotland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Brunanburh (841 words)

	Olaf III Guthfrithson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Olaf III Guthfrithson (died (Click link for more info and facts about 941) 941) ruled as (An inhabitant of Scandinavia) Norse king of (Capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Free State) Dublin from (Click link for more info and facts about 934) 934 to 941.
		Olaf married the daughter of (Click link for more info and facts about Constantine II of Scotland) Constantine II of Scotland.
		In (Click link for more info and facts about 937) 937, Olaf led his allies into battle against Athelstan, king of (A division of the United Kingdom) England, in the (A battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots) Battle of Brunanburh and was decisively defeated.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ol/olaf_iii_guthfrithson2.htm (196 words)

	Vikings and Feudal Europe 900-1095 by Sanderson Beck
		Olaf was sold into slavery in Russia; he killed his foster-father's murderer, was ransomed by Sigurd in Esthonia, and was taken to Novgorod, where he was raised by the famous Vladimir for nine years; then Olaf became a Baltic pirate.
		Olaf fought Swedish encroachment by hanging their tax collectors who ventured across the mountains and executing two Swedish officers in disputed territory, where he had the town of Sarpsborg fortified.
		Otto III pleaded that he had left his homeland and devoted himself to increasing Roman glory, and some were moved to turn over two conspirators; but Otto III and Duke Heinrich of Bavaria had to escape with the help of Tuscany marquis Hugh.
	www.san.beck.org /AB17-FeudalEurope.html (23987 words)

	Kings of Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Olaf Guthfrithson, the claimant to the kingdom of York, Constantine King of Scots and Owen King of Strathclyde came together and invaded England.
		Olaf Guthfrithson, determined to make a comeback after his defeat at Brunanburh in 937, returned to England and before the end of 939 had occupied York.
		Olaf Guthfrithson died in 941 and was succeeded by his cousin Olaf Sihtricson.
	www.jim-riddell.com /history/kings/kings_of_wessex.htm (11212 words)

	Olaf III Guthfrithson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guthfrith, his father, held both Dublin and York until Athelstan of England expelled him from York in 927.
		In 937, Olaf led his allies into battle against Athelstan, king of England, in the Battle of Brunanburh and was decisively defeated.
		After Athelstan's death in 939, Olaf again invaded York the same year, forcing Athelstan's successor, Edmund, into a treaty which ceded to Olaf Northumbria and part of Mercia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olaf_III_Guthfrithson (152 words)

	Olaf IV Haakonsson -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Norwegian Olav Håkonsson king of Denmark (as Olaf III, 1376–87) and of Norway (1380–87).
		After Valdemar's death in 1375, Olaf was elected (1376) king of Denmark and succeeded his father as king of Norway in 1380.
		Olaf was the son of Guthfrith (or Godfrey), king of Dublin.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9056948?tocId=9056948 (640 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Olaf
		Founded in 1070 by King Olaf III, it was Norway's capital in the 12th–13th centuries.
		Immediately after his accession he had to face an invasion of Irish vikings led by Olaf Guthfrithson.
		Sarpsborg was founded in 1016 by Olaf II, was burned by the Swedes...
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Olaf&StartAt=21 (466 words)

	Olav
		Olaf I of Norway, 969 â“ September 9, 1000
		Olaf IV of Norway, king 1370 â“ August 23, 1387
		Olaf Sihtricson, Norse-Gael king of Northumbria and king of Dublin
	www.ekenjy.co.za /wiki/Olav (227 words)

	Smith - Tilton Genealogy - Person Page 149
		Whether it was the destruction of Olaf Tryggvason, King of Norway, in 1000, and the murder of King Svein's (of Denmark) sister in the St. Brice's day massacre of November 1002 which led/drove Svein to a course of action as gratifying to his ambitions as to his need for revenge.
		Prior to Svein's moves, Olaf Tryggvason had ravished England with the outcome of a treaty which stipulates that all past offences between the peoples should be dismissed from ind, and concludes with an unadorned statement that 22,000 pound of gold and silver have been paid to the vikings in exchange for peace.
		Olaf was not heard of again in England for a couple of years, but returned again in 994.
	www.mindfreedom.net /gen/t-s-p/p149.htm (7977 words)

	Encyclopædia Britannica Australia - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Olaf was the son of Guthfrith (or Godfrey), king of Dublin.
		king of Denmark (as Olaf III, 1376-87) and of Norway (1380-87).
		It lies on Olafs Fjord, a small inlet indenting the western coastline of Eyja Fjord.
	www.britannica.com.au /britannica_browse/o/o8.html (1509 words)

	info: Olaf_III_Guthfrithson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Preceded by: Olaf III Guthfrithson: King of Dublin: Succeeded by: Glun Iarainn [...
		Olaf Cuaran: Information from Answers.comOlaf III Guthfrithson: King of Dublin: Succeeded by: Glun Iarainn: Preceded by: Olav I: King of JÃ³rvÃk 941â“943: Succeeded by: Ragnald II: Preceded by: Ragnald II: King of JÃ³rvÃk
		Olaf III Guthfrithson Olaf III Guthfrithson Olaf III Haraldsson Olaf III of Denmark
	www.napoli-pizza.net /Olaf_III_Guthfrithson.html (261 words)

	lawyer Category Order_of_St _Olav - lawyer-report.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Olaf II of Norway, Saint Olav, king 1015â“1028
		In Norse-Gael and Gaelic context, Olaf is given as AmlaÃb, and either may refer to:
		Olaf, Minnesota, the fictitious hometown of Rose Nylund on the TV sitcom The Golden Girls
	www.lawyer-report.com /Category:Order_of_St._Olav (327 words)

	35th Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Baudouin de Flandre III, Count of Flanders was born circa 933 in Flanders, France.
		An illegitimate son of the Norwegian king Olaf II Haraldsson (St. Olaf), Magnus was named after the Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne (Old Norse: Karlamagnús) and was taken to Russia at the age of four with his father, who had been exiled by Canute.
		On Athelstan's death in 939, Olaf Guthfrithson, the Norse king of Dublin, occupied Northumbria and raided the Midlands.
	www.boazfamilytree.com /gneville/aqwg72.htm (953 words)

	[No title]
		Her uncle, George III arranged the 2 CONT marriage to his son, George IV, Prince of Wales, in 1795, but George IV 2 CONT didn't like her, so after their daughter was born in 1796, he ultimately 2 CONT deserted her from 1813 on.
		As a daughter of the Lancastrians, the 2 CONT traditional enemies of the Yorkists, and because she was not of royal rank, 2 CONT the mariage was repugnant to the ruling nobility of the house of York.
		Richard III was the youngest son of 2 CONT Richard Plantagenet, 3d Duke of York (1411-1460).
	www.genealogyforum.rootsweb.com /gedcom/gedcom7b/gedr7470.ged (14834 words)

	Olav - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
		Olaf I of Norway, 969 - September 9, 1000
		Olaf II of Norway, Saint Olav, king 1015-1028
		Olaf IV of Norway, king 1370 - August 23, 1387
	www.thewordbook.com /Olav (255 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Constantine II of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		During his reign, Constantine had to fend off Viking raids from the north and west and struggled to win land from, or at least not lose land to, his neighbor to the south, the Saxon kingdom of Wessex.
		His daughter married Olaf III Guthfrithson, the Norse king of Dublin at the time, in order to establish more stable relationship with the Norse.
		If the marriage was intended to contribute to holding back Wessex, it did not.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/co/Constantine_II_of_Scotland (190 words)

	Olaf - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Olaf
		Olaf Henderson and French Louis, partners together on Bone Creek, were the two largest men in the country, and though they were but half a head taller than the newcomer, between them he was dwarfed completely.
		The boat was there all right, grounded by the prevailing breeze, but there was no Olaf.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Olaf (132 words)

	Constantine II - Cunnan
		However Constantine married, at unknown date, a daughter of the Norse king of Dublin, Olaf III Guthfrithson, and had at least 3 children.
		He therefore supported Olaf's claim to power in York around 934CE, which led to war.
		In 943, after an impressive reign, he abdicated in favour of his cousin Malcolm I, and retired to the monastery of St.Andrews, where he later became Abbot and died, in 952.
	cunnan.sca.org.au /index.php?title=Constantine_II&printable=yes (245 words)

	Notes File 29 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When Sihtric died about 927 Aethelstan annexed Deira, and Olaf took refuge in Scotland and in Ireland until 937, when he was one of the leaders of the formidable league of princes that was destroyed by Aethelstan at the famous Battle of Brunanburh.
		Most references show that his father married Matilda, daughter of Wulgrim III of Angouleme, and a sister of Aymer of Angouleme, however, others claim that Matilda was his second wife and that his children were all by a previous marriage (some suggest her name was Agetha de Preuilly).
		He was forced first to annul his marriage to Agnes of Courtenay because she was his third cousin (rights of legitimacy and inheritance, however, were granted to his son Baldwin and a daughter by Agnes).
	www.jaenfield.com /genealogy/Enf_Bry/n29.html (3656 words)

	Notes File 30 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When Louis's father, Charles III the Simple, was imprisoned in 923, his mother, Eadgifu, daughter of the Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Elder, took Louis to England.
		In 800 he restored LEO III to the papacy and was crowned emperor by him on Christmas Day, thus laying the basis for the HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE and finalizing the split between the Byzantine and Roman empires.
		He was mayor of the palace during the reign of Childeric III (reigned about 743-751), the last of the Merovingian dynasty.
	www.jaenfield.com /genealogy/Enf_Bry/n30.html (6276 words)

	The Saltire Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		And he didn't lose in battle to the Scots and Picts.
		At the Battle of Brunanburh, in 937, he led English forces to victory over joint Scottish and Viking armies under King Constantine II and King Olaf III Guthfrithson.
		This was one of the most significant battles in British history, defining forever the existence and approximate boundaries of England.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /usfeatures/saltire/index.html (607 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King Canute the Great would later "reinstall" a Norwegian dynasty of jarls in Northumbria(Eric of Hlathir), with a Danish dynasty of jarls in East Anglia (Thorkel).
		Northern England would continue to be a source of intrigue for the Norwegians until Harald III of Norway's death at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
		The area of the palace built by the Viking rulers was known as the KonungsgÃ¥rthr and is today known as King's Square, which nucleates the Ainsty.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Kingdom_of_York (777 words)

	Brink-Day-Johnston-Fletcher - Person Page 116
		When Sihtric died about 927 Aethelstan annexed Deira,and Olaf took refuge in Scotland and in Ireland until 937, when he wasone of the leaders of the formidable league of princes that was destroyedby Aethelstan at the famous Battle of Brunanburh.
		Again he sought a homeamong his kinsfolk in Ireland, but just after Aethelstan's death in 940he or Olaf Guthfrithson was recalled to England by the Northumbrians.Both crossed over, and in 941 the new English king, Edmund, gave upDeira to the former.
		Lindsay L. Brook (in Genealogist 2:6, Spring 1981), quotingCyril Mango, argues that the Emperor Michael III, whose mistress wasEudocia Ingerina, wife of Basil I, was the father of Leo VI.
	www.brinkfamily.net /tree/p116.htm (2162 words)

	Olaf III Guthfrithson - rFind.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		Den sittande chefen Franz-Hermann Brüner får fortsatt förtroende som chef för Olaf, EU:s byrå för bedrägeribekämpning.
		Här dricker den åtalade alternativmedicinaren Olaf Nielsen, 59, sin egen urin.
	www.rfind.net /info/Olaf_III_Guthfrithson (875 words)

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