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This was where the Battle of Stiklestad took place, as described by Snorri Sturluson in his famous work Heimskringla, written about 200 years later. At Stiklestad, Olaf met an army led by Hárek of Tjøtta (Old Norse: Hárekr ór Þjóttu), Thorir Hund from Bjarkøy and Kálfr Árnason, a man who previously served Olaf
The Saint Olav Drama, 2003 Pål Christian Eggen acting as king Olaf II of Norway in The Saint Olav Drama at Stiklestad 2014.. Saint Olav Drama (Norwegian: Spelet om Heilag Olav) is an outdoor theatre performance played every end of July in Stiklestad in Verdal Municipality, Norway.
Saint Olaf (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also called Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, Olaf Haraldsson, and Olaf the Stout, [1] was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, [2] he was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (English: Eternal/Perpetual King of Norway) and canonised at Nidaros by Bishop Grimketel, one year after his death in the ...
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Margrete: Queen of the North (Danish: Margrete den Første) is a 2021 Danish historical drama film, directed and co-written by Charlotte Sieling.The film is a fictionalised account of the 'False Oluf', an impostor who in 1402 claimed to be the deceased King Olaf II/Olav IV of Denmark-Norway, son of the title character Margrete I of Denmark.
In 2013-2014, he co-starred in seasons two and three of the Netflix original series Lilyhammer. From 2015 to 2020, he portrayed the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jesper Berg, in the political thriller Occupied. [1] [2] He played the Viking Chieftain Olav in seasons one and three of the Netflix original series Norseman in 2017 and 2020 respectively. [3]
On hearing news of Olaf's planned return, Harald gathered 600 men from the Uplands to meet Olaf and his men upon their arrival in the east of Norway. After a friendly welcome, Olaf went on to gather an army and eventually fight in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030, in which Harald took part on his brother's side. [18]
She subsequently wrote the screenplay for the 2017 Disney animated short “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” and co-wrote the 2019 Anne Hathaway-Rebel Wilson film “The Hustle” (a female-led update ...