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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.
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
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 ...
Hivju acting as king Olaf II of Norway in The Saint Olav Drama at Stiklestad 1979. Erik Hivju (born 24 September 1947) is a Norwegian actor. Hivju has appeared in more than a dozen television series, as well as several films. He is the father of the Norwegian actor Kristofer Hivju.
Stiklestad Church is located in the village and it is assumed to have been erected on the exact spot where King Olaf II Haraldsson fell in the battle. The king was buried in Nidaros ( Trondheim ), canonised there on 3 August 1031, and later enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral .
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]
The cross of flowers – the armorial of Verdal Municipality – at Stiklestad during Olsok in July 2013. Olav den hellige stumps at the Battle of Stiklestad.. Olsok (lit. ' Olaf's Wake ' or ' Olaf's Vigil ') is a national day of celebration on July 29 in the Nordic countries of Norway and the Faroe Islands, and also in the provinces of Härjedalen in Sweden and Savonlinna in Finland.