Reign of Olaf Tryggvason
995–1000 · Event
The former Viking raider seizes Norway, builds its first churches and founds Nidaros, forcing conversion by the sword.
On these timelines: Scandinavia, the Nordic World & the Viking Age, The Viking Age, Major Religions, Master, Christianity
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