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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Norway
		Olaf, son of Harold Grenske and a descendant of Harold Haarfager (1015), re-established the boundaries of
		Olaf Engelbrechtsen and other dignitaries of the Church were forced to flee; Mogens Lawridtzen, Bishop of Hamar, died in prison in 1542, and Jon Arason of Holar was executed on 7 November, 1550.
		Olaf and the costly shrine that enclosed it, have disappeared.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11117b.htm (4154 words)

	OLAF (KINGS OF NORWAY) - LoveToKnow Article on OLAF (KINGS OF NORWAY) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In England he married Gyda, sister of Olaf Kvaran, king of Dublin, and it was only after some years spent in administering her property in England and Ireland that he set sail for Norway, fired by reports of the unpopularity of its ruler Earl Haakon.
		Arriving in Norway in the autumn of 995, he was unanimously accepted as king, and at once set about the conversion of the country to Christianity, undeterred by the obstinate resistance of the people.
		It has been suggested that Olaf's ambition was to rule a united, as well as a Christian, Scandinavia, and we know that he made overtures of marriage to Sigrid, queen of Sweden, and set about adding new ships to his fleet, when negotiations fell through owing to her obstinate heathenism.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OL/OLAF_KINGS_OF_NORWAY_.htm (2213 words)

	Norway : In Depth : History \| Frommers.com
		Olaf II Haraldsson was a Viking until 1015, when he became king of Norway.
		Norway's parliamentary assembly, the Storting (Stortinget), engaged in repeated conflicts with the Swedish monarchs.
		In October 1905 Norway held an election, and the son of Denmark's king was proclaimed king of Norway.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/norway/0262020044.html (2134 words)

	Olaf III - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Olaf III, called The Quiet (died 1093), king of Norway (1066-93), the son of King Harald III Hard Ruler.
		Olaf V (1903-1991), king of Norway from 1957 to 1991.
		The son of King Håkon VII, Olaf was born at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England.
	encarta.msn.com /Olaf_III.html (266 words)

	Olaf I of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After a childhood spent in Novgorod under the protection of King Valdemar, Olaf fought for the emperor Otto III under the mythical Wendish king Burislav (almost all historian agree, that Burislav from Icelandic sagas is infact symbolising two Polish rulers, Mieszko I of Poland and Boleslaus I of Poland), whose daughter he had married.
		It has been suggested that Olaf's ambition was to rule a united, as well as a Christian Scandinavia, and we know that he made overtures of marriage to Sigrid the Haughty, queen of Sweden, and set about adding new ships to his fleet, when negotiations fell through owing to her obstinate heathenism.
		Olaf fought to the last on his great vessel the "Long Snake" (Ormen Lange), the mightiest ship in the North, and finally leapt overboard and was no more seen.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Olaf_I_of_Norway (531 words)

	Loftingsbakken - pafg05.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Marit Amundsdatter LOFTINGSBAKKEN (Amund Knudsen, Knut Olsen, Ola Toresen, Tore) was born in 1852 in Aasen, Lesja, Oppland, Norway.
		Tosten was born in 1845 in Hosetlykkja, Lesja, Oppland, Norway.
		Olaf Kristian BAKKE was born on 11 Apr 1891 in Kristiania (Oslo), Oslo, Norway.
	www.chpsinpc.com /loft/pafg05.htm (1010 words)

	Norway
		Claimed to be son of Magnus III Barefoot; appeared in Norway (1128); at death of Sigurd I (1130), chosen by one faction as king opposed to Magnus IV; civil war (1134-35); captured and blinded Magnus (1135); slain by pretender Sigurd Slembi.
		Daughter of King Erik II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland and Margaret; affianced to Prince Edward, son of Edward I of England (1287); died in Orkneys en route to England.
		Olaf was commander in chief of the Norwegian armed forces fighting with the Allies in 1944-45; he returned to Norway after the defeat of Germany in 1945.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/norway.htm (2417 words)

	Olaf IV of Norway
		Olaf IV Haakonsson, (1370 - August 23, 1387), King of Norway and Denmark, son of Haakon VI of Norway and Margaret of Denmark.
		Olaf inherited the Danish throne through his mother and reigned as king of Denmark (1376-1387) as Oluf III and the Norwegian throne from his father and reigned in Norway (1380-1387) as Olav IV.
		Following his premature death in 1387 his mother Margaren, was by the Kalmar Union in 1389, able to unite, in personal union, the three Scandinavian kingdoms under one crown.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ol/Olaf_IV_of_Norway.html (123 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.
		Norway suffered considerably in the constant wars between Sweden and Denmark (the former having seceded from the union in the early 16th century), losing the provinces of Hä rjedalen and Jämtland in 1645 and Bohuslän in 1658.
	www.world-homes.net /atlas/europe/Scandanavia/norway.htm (3277 words)

	Olaf III of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1093), nicknamed Olaf the Quiet or Olaf the Peaceful was the king of Norway from 1067 until his death in 1093.
		A son of King Harald Hardraade, Olaf took part in Viking invasion of England and might have fought in the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
		A feature of his reign was the increasing importance of the towns including Bergen, founded by Olaf in about 1070.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olav_III_of_Norway (160 words)

	Heimskringla: Saga of Olaf Haraldson: Part III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		You promised Olaf the Thick your daughter Ingegerd, who, in all branches of her descent, is born of kings, and of the Upland Swedish race of kings, which is the most noble in the North; for it is traced up to the gods themselves.
		Olaf was to remain king over the country as long as he lived; but should hold peace and be reconciled with King Olaf of Norway, and also with all who had taken part in this business.
		Olaf king of Norway then threw, and had six upon one dice, and the other split in two, so as to make seven eyes in all upon it; and the district was adjudged to the king of Norway.
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	Harald III of Norway Summary
		Son of King Sigurd and half brother to King Olaf II (the Saint), Harold was severely wounded at Stiklarsladir fighting at the age of 15 against the largest army ever assembled in Norway.
		Harald III Sigurdsson (1015 – September 25, 1066), later surnamed Harald Hardråde (Old Norse: Haraldr harðráði, roughly translated as "Harald stern council" or "hard ruler") was the king of Norway from 1046 until 1066.
		Magnus I of Norway was the son of Olaf II and nephew of Harald.
	www.bookrags.com /Harald_III_of_Norway (1103 words)

	Harald III of Norway - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Harald III (1015–September 25 1066) was the king of Norway from 1046 together with the son of Olaf Haraldsson (St. Olav), Magnus the Good.
		Nicknamed Harold Haardraade, which might be translated as "hard reign," he was the son of Sigurd Syr and half-brother of King Olaf II, "Olaf the Saint." At the age of 15, he was forced to flee from Norway, having taken part in the Battle of Stiklestad (1030), in which King Olaf met his death.
		In the year 1042, he left Constantinople, supposedly because he was refused the hand of a princess, and on his way back to his own country he married Ellisif or Elizabeth, daughter of Yaroslav of Novgorod.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Harald_Hardr%E5de (591 words)

	Olaf II of Norway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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.
		Three factors are important: his role in the christianization of Norway, the various dynastic relationships among the ruling families, and the needs for legitimization in a later period.
		Olaf is generally held to be the driving force behind Norway's final conversion to Christianity.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/Ol/Olaf_II_of_Norway1.htm (944 words)

	Olaf of Norway - OrthodoxWiki
		Olaf has since been held as a saint, not only by the people of Norway, whose patron saint he is, but also by Rome.
		The arms of Norway are a lion with the battle-axe of St. Olaf in the forepaws.
		Thirty-five years after St. Olaf's death, Harald was planning an invasion of northern England in 1066 at the provocation of the exiled Earl Tostig (brother of King Harold II of England).
	www.orthodoxwiki.org /Olaf_of_Norway (922 words)

	The Ecole Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The illegitimate son of Sven II of Denmark, Canute was the grandnephew of Canute of England, who had reigned from 1016 until 1035, and considered the throne of England to be his and William the Conquerer to be a usurper.
		Canute, who was then king of Norway, made his first attempt to claim the English crown in 1075; he and his army were defeated at York.
		Eric III Evergood of Denmark petitioned Paschal II to canonize Canute in 1099; Canute was officially called a saint two years later.
	www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/glossary/canuteiv.html (280 words)

	Harald III of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Harald III (1015–September 25 1066) was the king of Norway from 1046 together with the son of Olaf Haraldsson (St. Olav), Magnus the Good.
		Nicknamed Harold Haardraade, which might be translated as "hard reign," he was the son of Sigurd Syr and half-brother of King Olaf II, "Olaf the Saint." At the age of 15, he was forced to flee from Norway, having taken part in the Battle of Stiklestad (1030), in which King Olaf met his death.
		In the year 1042, he left Constantinople, supposedly because he was refused the hand of a princess, and on his way back to his own country he married Ellisif or Elizabeth, daughter of Yaroslav of Novgorod.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Harald_III_of_Norway (640 words)

	Heimskringla: King Olaf Trygvason's Saga: Part III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sigrid was King Olaf Trygvason's greatest enemy; the cause of which, as before said, was that King Olaf had broken off with her, and had struck her in the face.
		Olaf's people were in the highest degree dissatisfied with this; for the men were anxious to get home, and they lay ready to sail, waiting only for a wind.
		When King Olaf saw that the scattered forces of the enemy gathered themselves together under the banners of their ships, he asked, "Who is the chief of the force right opposite to us?" He was answered, that it was King Svein with the Danish army.
	fire.prohosting.com /nix16/trygvason3.htm (8729 words)

	Olaf II Haraldsson Biography (c.995–1030) (also called St Olaf) Online Encyclopedia Article About Olaf II Haraldsson ...
		King of Norway (1014–30), the half-brother of Harald III (Hardrada).
		He was converted to Christianity in Normandy in 1013, and returned to Norway in 1014, where he seized the throne and worked hard to complete the conversion of Norway begun by Olaf I Tryggvason and establish the Church.
		Within 12 months he was regarded as a national hero and the patron saint of Norway.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /Cambridge/entries/068/Olaf-II-Haraldsson.html (229 words)

	Olaf III of Norway Information
		1093), nicknamed Olaf the Quiet or Olaf the Peaceful was the king of Norway from 1067 until his death in 1093.
		A son of King Harald Hardråde, Olaf took part in Viking invasion of England and might have fought in the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
		A feature of his reign was the increasing importance of the towns including Bergen, founded by Olaf in about 1070.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Olaf_III_of_Norway (136 words)

	Saints of July 29
		Saint Olaf was the son of a Norwegian jarl, Harald Grenske.
		Olaf fled to Russia but returned to Norway in 1031 with a few Swedish troops in an attempt to regain his kingdom, but was killed in battle at Stiklestad on the Trondheim fjord.
		In English iconography Olaf is included on the seals of Grimby Abbey and Herringfleet Priory in Suffolk, on the 15th-century screen at Barton Turf in Norfolk, on an ivory crozier in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and in glass at York Minster.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0729.htm (3075 words)

	Olaf IV of Norway : Olaf III of Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Olaf IV of Norway : Olaf III of Denmark
		Haakon VI of Norway and Margaret of Denmark.">
		Olaf IV Haakonsson, (1370 - August 23, 1387), King of Norway and Denmark, son of VI of Norway">Haakon VI of Norway and Margaret of Denmark.
	www.termsdefined.net /ol/olaf-iii-of-denmark.html (313 words)

	Station Information - Harald III of Norway
		Surnamed Haardraade (English: "Hardraada"), which might be translated "hard reign", he was the son of King Sigurd and half-brother of King Olaf the Saint.
		At the age of fifteen he was obliged to flee from Norway, having taken part in the Battle of Stiklestad (1030), in which King Olaf met his death.
		He took refuge for a short time with Prince Yaroslav of Novgorod (a Russian kingdom then, now a city, founded by Scandinavians), and thence went to Constantinople, where he took service under the Empress Zoe of Byzantium, whose Varangian guard he led to frequent victory in Italy, Sicily, and North Africa, also penetrating to Jerusalem.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/harald_iii_of_norway.html (577 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The period of peace during the reign of Magnus' father Olaf III Kyrre came to an abrupt end when Magnus succeeded him in 1093.
		His extant sons at his death were Olaf Magnusson, Ãystein Magnusson and Sigurd Magnusson (later known as Sigurd Jorsalfar or Crusader) who all together succeeded him.
		Harald Gille became king Harald IV of Norway in 1130.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Magnus_III_of_Norway (364 words)

	Olaf III of Norway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Olaf III of Norway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Olaf Haraldsson Kyrre (d.1093), nicknamed Olaf the Quiet or Olaf the Peaceful was the king of (A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905) Norway from 1067 until his death in 1093.
		A feature of his reign was the increasing importance of the towns including (A port city in southwestern Norway) Bergen, founded by Olaf in about 1070.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/Ol/Olaf_III_of_Norway2.htm (116 words)

	The History of Mann
		In 1263 King Alexander III of Scotland having decided that it was time the Western Isles became part of his kingdom and having tried in vain to obtain them by bargaining, made an attack upon the Hebrides.
		King Haakon of Norway arrived off the Scottish coast with a large fleet to defend them and was joined by Magnus with the Manx ships.
		In 1265 Magnus died, and a year later a treaty was signed between Norway and Scotland which handed the Isle of Man over to the Scots.
	www.mcb.net /iom/intro.html (1449 words)

	Articles - 1380s (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Haakon VI of Norway dies and is succeeded by his son Olaf III of Denmark as Olaf IV of Norway.
		Olaf IV of Norway/ Olaf III of Denmark dies.
		Olaf IV of Norway/Olaf III of Denmark (born 1370)
	lastring.com /articles/1380s?mySession=a9a8d24ffb12cbd4b72e0c3bfea0522e (1039 words)

	Magnus Barefoot King of Norway
		King Magnus III of Norway - known as Magnus Barefoot or Barelegs Born: 1073 Died : 1103
		Magnus succeeded his father Olaf as king of Norway in 1093, at first he ruled jointly with his cousin Hakon who died of sickness in 1094, leaving Magnus the sole ruler of Norway.
		He sent a handful of men with word to the king of Connaught asking that cattle fit for slaughtering be sent and to have them arrive before the celebration of St. Bartholomew's (August 25th), it was said the sea was calm and the weather very warm at the time.
	www.northantrim.com /MagnusBarefoot.htm (545 words)

	1093 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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