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Olaf II of Norway

993 - 1030

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Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English: Eternal/Perpetual King of Norway) and canonised at Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimketel, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. His remains were enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral, built over his burial site. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olaf II of Norway has received more than 1,716,214 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Olaf II of Norway is the 832nd most popular politician (down from 565th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Norway (up from 16th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Politician.

Olaf II of Norway is most famous for the Battle of Stiklestad.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olaf II of Norway ranks 832 out of 15,577Before him are Gordian III, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Todor Zhivkov, Vlad II Dracul, Charles XI of Sweden, and Charles XIII of Sweden. After him are Wilhelm Pieck, Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Nur ad-Din, Cao Pi, Cleopatra I Syra, and Lech Kaczyński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 993, Olaf II of Norway ranks 1After him are Edmund Ironside and Samuel ibn Naghrillah. Among people deceased in 1030, Olaf II of Norway ranks 1After him are Mahmud of Ghazni, Miskawayh, Adalberon, William V, Duke of Aquitaine, Krešimir III of Croatia, and Ernest II, Duke of Swabia.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Olaf II of Norway ranks 15 out of 927Before him are Harald Fairhair (850), Rollo (846), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), and Niels Henrik Abel (1802). After him are Olaf Tryggvason (963), Trygve Lie (1896), Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Vidkun Quisling (1887), and Jens Stoltenberg (1959).

Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Olaf II of Norway ranks 3Before him are Harald V of Norway (1937) and Harald Fairhair (850). After him are Olaf Tryggvason (963), Trygve Lie (1896), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Vidkun Quisling (1887), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Harald Hardrada (1015), Magnus the Good (1024), and Olaf II of Denmark (1370).