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The Abbey of St Olav in Tønsberg
The Abbey of St Olaf, the Viking saint, in Tønsberg. The photographs show the remains of the church attached to the abbey, and a bronze model of it. The church is circular, being the only round church in Vestfold.
The fall of Olaf II at Stiklestad
A painting of the fall of Olaf Haraldsson at Stiklestad in 1030. Thorir hund stabs him with a spear.
The farmer's army at Stiklestad, 1030
Halfdan Egedius: Illustration for Olav den helliges saga. Snorre 1899-edition.
Book: Snorre Sturlason - Heimskringla, J.M. Stenersen & Co, 1899.
Book: Snorre Sturlason - Heimskringla, J.M. Stenersen & Co, 1899.
The Saga of Olaf Haraldson translated by Samuel Laing
This item links to Laing's translation of St Olaf's saga. It is an old translation. The translator has been quite free in interpreting the Old Norse text.
Thorir Hund
An article about Thorir Hund, who opposed Olaf Haraldsson at Stiklestad in 1030.