Olaf II of Norway

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkb:saint
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Saint_Olaf
gptkb:Olaf_the_Holy
gptkbp:associatedWith Norwegian national identity
conversion of Norway to Christianity
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Stiklestad
gptkbp:birthDate c. 995
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Olaf_Haraldsson
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Nidaros_Cathedral,_Trondheim
gptkbp:canonizedBy 1031
gptkbp:causeOfDeath killed in battle
gptkbp:child gptkb:Magnus_the_Good
gptkb:Wulfhild_of_Norway
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Olsok_(St._Olaf's_Day)
gptkbp:deathDate 29 July 1030
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Stiklestad,_Norway
gptkbp:depictedIn Nidaros Cathedral artwork
gptkbp:father gptkb:Harald_Grenske
gptkbp:feastDay 29 July
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Fairhair
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olaf II of Norway
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for St. Olaf's Church names
patron saint of Norway
subject of many sagas
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Åsta_Gudbrandsdatter
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Christianization_of_Norway
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sweyn_Forkbeard
gptkbp:reign 1015–1028
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Astrid_Olofsdotter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkb:Harald_Hardrada
gptkb:Magnus_the_Good
gptkb:Canute
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5