Battle of Stiklestad
1030 · Event
King Olaf Haraldsson falls in battle against his own rebellious subjects — and within a year is Norway's eternal patron saint, Olaf the Holy.
On these timelines: Scandinavia, the Nordic World & the Viking Age, Master, Christianity, Major Religions
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