Olaf Haraldsson, also known as Olaf the Stout (Old Norse: Ólafr digri), is one of the petty kings of Norway. He rules the Kingdom of Ringerike. Ivar receives an emissary from King Olaf about the possibility of forging an alliance to invade England.

Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken (Vingulmark, and Rånrike), and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway. He is numbered as Olaf I.

His sainthood encouraged the widespread adoption of Christianity by Scandinavia 's Vikings / Norsemen. Pope Alexander III confirmed Olaf's local canonisation in 1164, making him a recognised saint of the Catholic Church, and Olaf started to be known as Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae – eternal king of Norway.

Olaf Haraldsson, also known as Olaf "the Holy," is the older half-brother of Harald Sigurdsson. He is the Jarl of Ringerike, Norway and the next in line for the throne.

Olaf II Haraldsson (born c. 995—died July 29, 1030, Stiklestad, Norway; feast day July 29) was the first effective king of all Norway and the country’s patron saint, who achieved a 12-year respite from Danish domination and extensively increased the acceptance of Christianity.

Olaf Tryggvason (born c. 964—died c. 1000) was a Viking king of Norway (995– c. 1000), much celebrated in Scandinavian literature, who made the first effective effort to Christianize Norway.

Olaf the White (Old Norse: Óláfr hinn Hvíti) was a viking sea-king who lived in the latter half of the 9th century. Olaf was born around 820, in Ireland. His father was the Hiberno-Norse warlord …

Olaf was the king of Sweden (c. 980–1022) whose apparent efforts to impose Christianity were frustrated by the leading non-Christian Swedish chieftains. The son of King Erik the Victorious and Gunhild, the sister of Bolesław, the Christian king of Poland, Olaf …

Dec 15, 2023 · In the annals of Viking history, Olaf Tryggvason stands as a towering figure, his life woven into the very fabric of Norse legend. Born circa 963 AD, his saga begins in an era marked by the...

Apr 25, 2022 · Olaf II Haraldson (also traditionally named Saint Olaf / Olave) was traditionally seen as the leading figure in the Christianization of Norway, posthumously crowned Rex Perpetuus Norvegiaee (Eternal King of Norway).