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Olaf Haraldssøn Geirstadalf Digerbein ( Agder, c. 877 - Tønsberg, c. 934), was a reputed son of King Harald Fairhair of Norway with Svanhild Øysteinsdatter, daughter of Øystein Jarl. Biography.
Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf. Apariencia. ocultar. No confundir con Olaf Geirstad-Alf. Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, también conocido como Brolaf (m. 934), príncipe de Noruega en el siglo X, hijo de Harald I y Svanhild Øysteinsdotter, hija de un jarl llamado Øystein (posiblemente Eystein Glumra ). 1 2 .
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18 de dic. de 2003 · Olaf Haraldsson (died 934) was a son of Harald Fairhair of Norway. He was made king of Vingulmark by his father and then later inherited Vestfold after his brother Bjørn Farmann had been killed by their half-brother Eric Bloodaxe. Eric was king Harald's favourite son and his appointed successor, but he was not very popular among his ...
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Olaf's Old Norse name is Óláfr Haraldsson [ˈoːlɑːvz̠ˈhɑrɑldsˌson]. During his lifetime he was known as Olaf "the fat" or "the stout" or simply as Olaf "the big" (Ólafr digri [ˈdiɣre]; Modern Norwegian Olav Digre). He was also called Olaf 'the Lawbreaker' for his many brutal ways of converting the Norwegian populace. In Norway today,[when?] he is co...
St. Olaf is attested having been born in Ringerike, yet Ringerike must not be conflated with the modern notion of the district named after the legendary Ringerike of Ivar Vidfamne and Sigurd Hring, which may be regarded as the confederation of five petty kingdoms conferring with the five kings that established Olaf Haraldson as their High King at H...
Many texts have information about Olaf Haraldsson. The oldest is the Glælognskviða or "Sea-Calm Poem", composed by Þórarinn loftunga, an Icelander. It praises Olaf and mentions some of the famous miracles attributed to him. The Norwegian synoptic histories also mention Olaf. These include the Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum (c.1190), the Historia Norwe...
A widely used account of Olaf's life is found in Heimskringla from c.1225. Although its facts are dubious, the saga recounts Olaf's deeds as follows: In 1008, Olaf landed on the Estonian island of Saaremaa (Osilia). The Osilians, taken by surprise, had at first agreed to Olaf's demands, but then gathered an army during the negotiations and attacked...
Olaf has traditionally been seen as leading the Christianisation of Norway, but most scholars of the period now believe that Olaf had little to do with the process. Olaf brought with him Grimketel, who is usually credited with helping him create episcopal sees and further organising the Norwegian church, but Grimketel was only a member of Olaf's ho...
Olaf swiftly became Norway's patron saint; Bishop Grimketel performed his canonisation only a year after his death.[a] The cult of Olaf unified the country and consolidated the Christianisation of Norway. He is also recognized as the patron saint of the Faroe Islands. Owing to Olaf's later status as Norway's patron saint, and to his importance in l...
Attribution: 1. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Olaf § Olaf (II.) Haraldssön". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 62.
Delehaye, Hippolyte (1911). "Canonization" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 192–93.Ekrem, Inger; Lars Boje Mortensen; Karen Skovgaard-Petersen (2000) Olavslegenden og den Latinske Historieskrivning i 1100-tallets Norge (Museum Tusculanum Press) ISBN 978-87-7289-616-8Hoftun, Oddgeir (2008) Kristningsprosessens og herskermaktens ikonografi i nordisk middelalder (Oslo) ISBN 978-82-560-1619-8Hoftun, Oddgeir (200) Stavkirkene – og det norske middelaldersamfunnet (Copenhagen; Borgens Forlag) ISBN 87-21-01977-0"Olaf II." . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, también conocido como Brolaf (m. 934), príncipe de Noruega en el siglo X, hijo de Harald I y Svanhild Eysteinsdatter, hija de un jarl llamado Øystein. [1] [2] Quick facts: Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, Información pers...
29 de mar. de 2024 · Olaf II Haraldsson (born c. 995—died July 29, 1030, Stiklestad, Norway; feast day July 29) was the first effective king of all Norway and the country’s patron saint, who achieved a 12-year respite from Danish domination and extensively increased the acceptance of Christianity.
Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Olaf Haraldsson (d. 934) was son of Harald Fairhair of Norway. He was made king of Vingulmark by his father and then later inherited Vestfold after his brother Bjørn Farmann had been killed by their half-brother Eirik Bloodaxe.
