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	Olaf I of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Snorri Sturluson claims in Olav Tryggvson's saga that Olaf was born on an islet in Randsfjorden, where his mother Astrid daughter of Eirik Bjodaskalle, was hiding from her husband's killers, led by Harald Greyhide, the son of Eirik Bloodaxe.
		Olaf in the temple of Thor (Illustration by Halfan Egedius).
		Thorer befriended Olaf and told him of the situation in Norway, that Haakon Jarl had become unpopular with the populace, because he often took daughters of the elite as concubines, which was his right as ruler.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olaf_Tryggvason (1910 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 and after his canonization as Saint Olaf), was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvason 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.
		Olaf College was founded by Norwegian immigrants in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1874.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olaf_II_of_Norway (1180 words)

	Olaf I of Norway
		Olav Tryggvason or Olaf I Tryggvesson (969 - September 9, 1000) was a great-grandson of Harald Hairfair
		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[?].
		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.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ol/Olav_Tryggvason.html (326 words)

	Olaf Godfreyson - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Olaf Godfreyson (died 941), king of Dublin (934-941) and Northumbria (940-941).
		Olaf was the leader of the non-English forces that battled King...
		Olaf V (1903-1991), king of Norway from 1957 to 1991.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Olaf_Godfreyson.html (89 words)

	Olaf of Norway - OrthodoxWiki
		He is the great Norwegian legislator for the Church, and like his predecessor Olaf Tryggvason, made frequent severe attacks on the old faith and customs, demolishing the temples and building Christian churches in their place.
		Olaf has since been held as a saint, not only by the people of Norway, whose patron saint he is, but also by Rome.
		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 (1014 words)

	MARTYR-KING OLAF OF NORWAY - A Holy Orthodox Saint of Norway
		Olaf was born in 995, the son of a Norwegian lord named Harald Grenske, the great grandson of Harald Fairhair, and Asta Gudbransdatter.
		Olaf's work of unification assumed concrete form as territorial dominion over a kingdom which extended from Gautelven in the south up to Finnmark in the north, from the Vesterhav islands in the west to the forests toward the realm of the Swedes in the east.
		Olaf decided to flee to Sweden and thence to the court of his kinsman, Yaroslav of Kiev, whose father, the famous St. Vladimir, had given shelter to Olaf Tryggvason in his youth.
	www.orthodox.net /western-saints/olaf-martyr-king-of-norway.html (2465 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Olaf II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Olaf II OLAF II [Olaf II] (Saint Olaf), c.995-1030, king of Norway (1015-28).
		In a battle there in 1030, Olaf II (St. Olaf) was slain in an attempt to regain the crown of Norway.
		He was recalled from exile in 1035 by the former opponents of Olaf when they rebelled against Sweyn, son of Canute.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable/34490.html (608 words)

	Laxdaela Saga - Day 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Olaf Tryggvason, son of Tryggvi Olafsson, great-grandson of Harold Fair-Hair.
		Olaf grew up to be a very successful Viking leader (at the age of 18) raiding in the Baltic and also in England where he was an ally of Danish king Svein Forkbeard in 994.
		Olaf is overwhelmed (he has only 11 ships), he fights bravely and gloriously (like a dreng) on the Long Serpent but rather than be taken or killed he wraps himself in his scarlet cloak and jumps from the ship and is assumed dead.
	www.unc.edu /courses/2003spring/germ/051/001/laxdaela2.htm (861 words)

	Out of Nazareth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Olaf was brought up in Russia and later participated in numerous Viking raids along the Baltic and North Sea coasts and in the British Isles.
		Olaf`s force were defeated by a coalition consiting of Swey Forkbeard, King Olaf of Sweden, and the two sons of Earl Haakon in the naval Battle of Svold (1000), during which Olaf Tryggvason lost his life.
		Olaf was subsequently worshipped as Norway`s patron saint and was canonized in 1164.
	park.org /Guests/Stavanger/sg04.htm (352 words)

	Olaf I Tryggvason
		Executive summary: King of Norway, 995-1000 AD Olaf I Tryggvessön (sometimes Olav), King of Norway, was born around 969, and began his meteoric career in exile.
		After a boyhood spent in Novgorod under the protection of King Valdemar, Olaf fought for the emperor Otto III under the Wendish king Burislav, whose daughter he had married.
		He made an enemy of her, and did not hesitate to involve himself in a quarrel with King Sveyn of Denmark by marrying his sister Thyre, who had fled from her heathen husband Burislav in defiance of her brother's authority.
	www.nndb.com /people/979/000102673 (354 words)

	Biography of Olaf I Tryggvason, King of Norway \| Life of Olaf I Tryggvason, King of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Olaf I Tryggrason (968-1000) was a Viking warrior, who acquired wealth and fame by his raids in Britain and strove to bring national leadership and Christianity to pagan, politically divided tenth-century Norway.To appreciate King Olaf Tryggvason's role in Norwegian history, it is helpful to provide a brief picture of his time, place, and position.
		The warriors of the North, untouched by ecclesiastical and cultural influences, harassed continental Europe from the eighth century on and were considered a major threat to the well-being of their southern neighbors.
		The ultimate involvement of Norway in the Christian network was due largely to the efforts of an energetic young king, Olaf Tryggvason.
	www.essayboom.com /biographies/Olaf_I_Tryggvason_King_of_Nor-32769.html (305 words)

	Olaf I - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		OLAF I [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 Choir to Perform Severance Hall Concert as Part of Nationwide Winter Tour; St. Olaf Choir and Anton Armstrong present eclectic blend music of classical and world music, spirituals and new works during their stop here.
		Olaf adds another Daymont; Megan decides to spurn Division I schools, stay close to home and join her sister Sara to run cross country for her mom and dad's team.(SPORTS)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-olaf1.html (388 words)

	Olaf I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 995, Olaf went to Norway, overthrew Haakon, and became king.
		Olaf died during his defeat at the naval battle of Svolder.
		The victors, King Sweyn of Denmark and King Olaf of Sweden, divided Norway.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/65/ol/Olaf1.html (180 words)

	THE SAGA OF OLAF TRYGGVASON
		Oddr Snorrason, a Benedictine monk in northern Iceland in the late twelfth century, composed a landmark Latin biography of the legendary Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason (died 1000 C.E.).
		The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason is the first English translation of this text, augmented by an introduction and notes to guide the reader.
		Olafs saga is in fact an extremely complex and charming saga, which merits more scholarly attention, as well as a larger audience.
	www.cornellpress.cornell.edu /cup_detail.taf?ti_id=3997 (522 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg972 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Olaf of Norway TRYGGVASON [Parents] was born 963.
		Thyra married Olaf of Norway TRYGGVASON on 998.
		Styrbjorn of Sweden OLAFSSON was born 959 and died 986.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg972.htm (79 words)

	BrothersJudd Blog: STRETCHING FORTH HIS HAND:
		Olaf, however, had a change of heart and was chrismated and confirmed at Andover in the south of England by Alphege, Bishop of Winchester, the then English royal capital.
		When Olaf Tryggvason left England in 995, a new man, he took with him bishops and priests from Winchester and elsewhere in England, including a Bishop Grimkell, an Englishman of Danish origin, who was to become Bishop of the Norwegian capital at Nidaros, now called Trondheim.
		Thus, the Icelandic Kristni Saga and the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason relate how, at his behest, the Christian faith was brought to the Norse settlers in Iceland in about the year 999.
	www.brothersjudd.com /blog/archives/2006/01/stretching_fort.html (1890 words)

	Thrand of Gotu: Two Icelandic Sagas from the Flat Island Book. by George Clark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The saga of the Faroe Islanders survives only in interpolations made in sagas of the two Norwegian kings named Olaf: Olaf Tryggvason, the Viking who would be, and briefly was, king of Norway, and Saint Olaf (Olaf the Stout in his own time), another Viking who won and eventually lost that kingdom.
		Both Olafs converted Norway to Christianity - the earlier one, Tryggvason, was credited with converting five countries (Norway, the Orkneys, the Faroes, Iceland, and Greenland).
		Olaf Halldorsson, the Icelandic editor of the saga of the Faroe Islanders, has reconstituted it chiefly from Jon's interpolations.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/utq/651/gotu76.html (1109 words)

	Amazon.de: The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason (Islandica): English Books: Odrr Snorrason,Oddr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Oddr Snorrason, a Benedictine monk in northern Iceland in the late 12th century, composed a landmark Latin biography of the legendary Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason (died 1000 C.E.).
		This biography was soon translated into Icelandic and the translation (though not the Latin original) is preserved in two somewhat differing versions and a small fragment of a third.
		Aside from being a harbinger of the saga tradition, and indeed of the modern novel, "The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason" has its own literary merits, including an epic description of the great Battle of Svoldr, in which King Olaf succumbed.
	www.amazon.de /exec/obidos/ASIN/0801441498 (345 words)

	ASATRU FOLK ASSEMBLY - Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		King Olaf tortured him to death by placing a bowl of red-hot embers on his stomach.
		Sigrith, the widow of King Erik the Victorious of Sweden, was offered marriage by Olaf Tryggvason...on the condition that she become a Christian.
		She refused, saying "I do not mean to abandon the faith I have had, and my kinsmen before me." Olaf swore at her and struck her with a glove, an act she repaid years later when she incited the battle in which Olaf died.
	www.runestone.org /clndr.html (1509 words)

	Olaf II - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A Viking (full name Olaf Haraldsson), he was converted to Christianity in...
		A great-grandson of King Harold I, he was brought up in Russia and later...
		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...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Olaf_II.html (112 words)

	Olaf I - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Olaf II, also called St. Olaf (995-1030), king of Norway (1015-1028).
		A Viking (full name Olaf Haraldsson), he was converted to Christianity in Rouen,...
		Books about "Olaf I" Search for books about your topic, "Olaf I"
	encarta.msn.com /Olaf_I.html (159 words)

	BookRags: Olaf I Tryggvason, King of Norway Biography
		Olaf I Tryggrason (968-1000) was a Viking warrior, who acquired wealth and fame by his raids in Britain and strove to bring national leadership and Christianity to pagan, politically divided tenth-century Norway.
		To appreciate King Olaf Tryggvason's role in Norwegian history, it is helpful to provide a brief picture of his time, place, and position.
		Olaf I Tryggvason, King of Norway from Encyclopedia of World Biography.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-olaf-i-tryggvason-king-of-norway/index.html (249 words)

	St. Olaf of Sweden - Catholic Online
		Martyred Swedish king, also known as Olaf Skottkonung He ruled Sweden from 993-1024 as the son and heir of Eric the Conqueror.
		The chief event of his reign was his defeat of King Olaf I Tryggvason of Norway at Svolder in 1000 with the aid of King Sweyn of Denmark and Eric, Jarl of Lade.
		His efforts at Christianization met with sharp opposition from pagans, and Olaf was martyred at Stockholm by rebels after he refused to sacrifice to pagan idols.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=4900 (433 words)

	Elvidge Family Roots
		Aelfheah was a friend of Archbishop St. Dunstan of Canterbury, through whose influence he was named bishop of Winchester in 984.
		Aethelred II the Unready, king of the English, sent Aelfheah as ambassador to King Olaf I Tryggvason of Norway, who in 994 entered Britain and whom Aelfheah confirmed and allegedly persuaded not to invade England again.
		In 1005 he became the 29th archbishop of Canterbury and immediately went to Rome to receive the pallium (symbol of metropolitan jurisdiction) from Pope John XVIII.
	www.elvidge.com /roots.htm (1017 words)

	AllRefer.com - Olaf I (Scandinavian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Olaf I (Scandinavian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Olaf I (Olaf Tryggvason)[O´lAf trUg´vAsOn] Pronunciation Key, 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.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Olaf I
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Olaf1.html (244 words)

	The Saga of Saint Olaf (King)
		composing the saga of Saint Olaf in fitts.
		OLAF: [really steamed now] Our god may be hard to see, but his power youíll obeyÖ
		OLAF: Close enough for saga writingóI canít wait to see how you capture my intense bravery and pious militancy [SIG smiles wanly].
	www.kalaity.com /olaf.htm (1342 words)

	High Reaches Kindred Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway executed Raud by making him swallow a poisonous snake.
		Praise Raud by lifting a horn (or cup or glass) in his honor, and by doing something deliberate to spread the religion King Olaf tried so hard to stamp out.
		Do five things for Ásatrú, one for each finger of Olaf's glove.
	www.highreaches.org /kindred/calendar.html (2051 words)

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