Olaf II of Norway
Also known as St. Olaf, Olaf Haraldsson, Olaf the Stout, Olaf the Lawbreaker, Olaf the Holy, Olaf the Large, Olaf the Big
King of Norway from 1015 to 1028
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Olaf Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also called Saint Olaf, Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, 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 (English: Eternal/Perpetual King of Norway) 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.