Olav Haraldsson (995 - 1030)

Born 0995 in Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway

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Died 29 Jul 1030 at about age 35 in Stiklestad, Nord-Trondelag, Norway

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Biography

He is the son of Harald Grenske and Asta Guthbranddatter. He passed away in 1030.

"He died in battle" Olaf II, also called St. Olaf (995-1030), king of Norway ( 1015-28). A Viking (full name Olaf Haraldsson), he was converted to Christianity in Rouen, Normandy, in the service of the exiled King Ethelred II of England. He returned to Norway in 1015 and, as a descendant of King Harold I, quickly won recognition, displacing the ruling earls. He introduced a strong central administration, completed the conversion of the Norwegians begun by Olaf I, and built churches throughout the land. Many local chieftains, alienated by Olaf's domineering ways, sided with Canute II, king of Denmark and England, when he invaded Norway in 1028; Olaf was compelled to take refuge with his brother-in-law, Grand Duke Yaroslav of Novgorod. Returning with a force to Norway in 1030, he was defeated by a peasant army and killed at the Battle of Stiklestad. Olaf was subsequently worshiped as Norway' s patron saint and was canonized in 1164. He was also revered throughout Scandinavia and in England, Germany, and the Baltic countries. His feast day is July 29. "Olaf II," Microsoft( R) Encarta( R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1 993-19 97 Microsoft Corporation . All rights reserved.

Notes

The problem points (points of broken genealogy) in the medieval royal lineage in the so-called Fairhair dynasty are:

• whether either Olav I of Norway or Olav II of Norway descended from Harald I of Norway (Harald Fairhair)
• whether Harald III of Norway descended from Harald I
• whether Harald IV of Norway was son of King Magnus III of Norway
• whether King Sverre was son of King Sigurd II of Norway,
• whether Haakon IV of Norway was son of King Haakon III
• Each of them came from "nowhere" and won the kingdom, the three latter claiming to be hitherto unknown natural sons of an earlier king.

KING OF NORWAY 1015 TO 1028 Saint Olav II Haraldsson, King of Norway b. 995, d. 1030

Saint Olav II Haraldsson, King of Norway was born in 995. He was the son of Harald Grenske, King of Westfold and Asta Gudbransdotter. He married Astrid (?), daughter of Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden and Astrid (?), in 1019. He died in 1030, killed.1 He was also known as Alvhild. He succeeded to the title of King Olav II of Norway circa 1016.1 Child of Saint Olav II Haraldsson, King of Norway and Astrid (?) Wulfhild (?) d. 1071 Child of Saint Olav II Haraldsson, King of Norway Magnus I, King of Norway and Denmark+ b. 1024, d. 1047^[1][2]

Birth: ABT 0995 Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway

Death: 29 JUL 1030 Stiklestad, Norway

Burial: 03 AUG 1030 St. Clemens-Kirke, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway

Husband: Olaf II Haraldsson

Wife: Alfhild UNKNOWN

Child: Magnus I 'The Good' Olafsson

Marriage: BET 01 FEB 1018 AND 1019 Sarpsborg, Ostfold, Norway

• Olav_der_Heilige
• Olav_fra_Austevold_kirke
• Stiklestad
• Bischofstab_Norwegen_1375-1400
• King Olaf

Sources

• Morby, John. Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 147.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_II_of_Norway
• Ancestry Family Trees

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/21525863/person/1474338860/facts

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/21525863/person/1511177429/facts

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/21525863/person/1652313025/facts

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/27418815/family

• Sweden Royalty on wikitree
• Medieval Lands - Index

Footnotes

1. ↑ Morby: page 147
2. ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p4290.htm#i42893

St. Olav II Haraldsson was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.