Olaf II of Norway
King of Norway from 1015 to 1028
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Updated 2026-05-29
Ruled Norway in the early 11th century and got canonized within a year of dying in battle. His sainthood became the PR campaign that finally got Scandinavia's Vikings to convert to Christianity.
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Saint Olaf, also called Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, Olaf Haraldsson, and Olaf the Stout or "Large", was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae and canonized at Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimketel, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. His remains were enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral, built over his burial site. His sainthood encouraged the widespread adoption of Christianity by Scandinavia's Vikings/Norsemen.
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Stable19.3
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Historical20.2
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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