King Olaf I of Norway

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King Olaf I of Norway was a late 10th-century Norwegian king known for his aggressive efforts to Christianize Norway and expand its influence in the North Atlantic.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
King Olaf I of Norway canonical 1
King Olav I of Norway 1
Olaf I of Norway 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Norway ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Olaf I Tryggvason ⓘ
linked to: Olaf Tryggvason

Olaf Tryggvason ⓘ
birthDate c. 963 ⓘ
birthPlace Norway (saga tradition, uncertain) ⓘ
Orkney (traditional account) ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Islands
centuryOfActivity 10th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Norway ⓘ
deathDate 1000 ⓘ
deathPlace Battle of Svolder (at sea in the Baltic region) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Svolder
era Viking Age ⓘ
father Tryggve Olafsson ⓘ
founded Trondheim ⓘ
givenName Olaf ⓘ
house Fairhair dynasty ⓘ
knownFor Christianization of Norway ⓘ
North Atlantic expansion ⓘ
Viking expeditions ⓘ
founding of Trondheim ⓘ
legacy key figure in Norway’s conversion to Christianity ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
mother Astrid Eiriksdatter ⓘ
notableAction brought missionaries to Norway ⓘ
introduced church organization in parts of Norway ⓘ
promoted baptism of chieftains ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Hjørungavåg (traditional association) ⓘ
Battle of Svolder ⓘ
occupation king ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
policy destruction of pagan temples ⓘ
forced conversion to Christianity ⓘ
positionHeld King of Norway ⓘ
predecessor Haakon Sigurdsson ⓘ
reignEnd 1000 ⓘ
reignStart 995 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
source Heimskringla ⓘ
Saga of Olaf Tryggvason ⓘ
spouse Thyra of Denmark ⓘ
successor Eirik Håkonsson ⓘ
Olof Skötkonung ⓘ
Svein Håkonsson ⓘ
Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
territorialAmbition control of Norway ⓘ
influence over Greenland ⓘ
influence over Iceland ⓘ
influence over the Faroe Islands ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leif Erikson → convertedBy → King Olaf I of Norway ⓘ
Leif Erikson → servedUnder → Olaf I of Norway ⓘ
linked to: King Olaf I of Norway
Olav Tryggvason’s gate → namedAfter → Olav Tryggvason ⓘ
linked to: King Olaf I of Norway
Olav Tryggvason’s gate → namedAfter → King Olav I of Norway ⓘ
linked to: King Olaf I of Norway
Olav → borneBy → Olav I of Norway ⓘ
subject linked to: Olav (Norwegian form)
linked to: King Olaf I of Norway