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Anders Baasmo Christensen as Olaf
Anders Baasmo Christensen as King Olav in the 2003 production of The Saint Olav Drama.
Blog: For the Archbishop's Sins - a healing miracle of St Olaf concerning Archbishop Eystein Erlendsson
A blog post about a miracle aassociated with St Olaf
Blog: St Olaf - our other saint
A blog post about St Olaf and discussion of which church may have given Kirkwall its name.
Blog: St Olaf in England
Eleanor Parker writes about the English perspective on St Olaf in the medieval period.
Blog: The Day of St Olaf
A blog post about an immigrant's first experience of St Olaf's Day in Norway
Bust of St Olaf in Lindisfarne's St Mary's Church
A bust of St Olaf was gifted to St Mary's Church, Lindisfarne by the Parish of Nidaros Cathedral.
Erfidrápa Óláfs helga (‘Memorial drápa for Óláfr inn helgi (S. Óláfr)’)
This memorial poem for St Olaf was composed by Sigvatr Þórðarson. The hyperlink takes you to the Skaldic Poetry project where the text is available in Old Norse and in English.
Heimskringla Volume II Óláfr Haraldsson (The Saint) translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes
A modern translation of St Olaf's saga available as a freely downloadable pdf from the Viking Society for Northern Research
Lux illuxit laetabunda
Lux illuxit is a Gregorian chant from the 12th century. It is taken from the Office of St Olav and is thought to have been composed by Eystein Erlendsson.
Original medieval forged chandelier from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway (ca. 1180).
The church in Bø was built around 1180 and was dedicated to St. Olaf. The semi-circle apse in the chancel was added at a later date. The forged iron chandelier is one of the elements in the church that remained from the middle ages.
Original medieval three-panel carved wood altar of St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway (ca. 1180).
Interior of the church of St. Olaf in Bø (built around 1180). Original medieval three-panel carved wood altar, with the crowning of Mary featured in the middle panel.
Photo of St Olaf's Wynd Street Sign in Orkney
Photo of the street sign 'Olaf's Wynd' in Kirkwall, Orkney. Wynd is a placename element from the Norse verb venda, meaning 'to turn' or 'to wind'. St Olaf refers to the Norwegian king Ólafr Haraldsson, who reigned from 1015 to 1028 and was…
Plaque indicating location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall
This plaque in Orkney indicates the location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall, from which Kirkwall may derive it's name.
Replica of an Altar Frontal with Scenes from Óláfs saga helga
Altar frontal illustrated with scenes from Óláfs saga helga, written in 1320-30 about the Norwegian King St. Olaf, (1015 to 1028). The altar resides in the replica stave church in Heimaey, which was a gift from the Norwegian state. It was erected…
Runic inscription from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.
Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (Unspecified date)
Runic inscriptions from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.
Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (1150-1200 AD)
St Olaf of Norway
St Olaf of Norway, patron saint of carvers, difficult marriages, kings, the Faroe Islands and Norway. The article provides a biography of St Olaf.
St Olav's Viking Walk
An annual walk in north-west England to commemorate the Viking heritage of the area and the life of Norway's patron saint. The link takes you to the article about it in The Norseman magazine
St Olavs gate, Oslo
St Olavs gate (St Olav's Road) in Oslo is named for Olav Haraldsson who died at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030. He is largely credited with converting Norway to Christianity, although somewhat brutally. This process was ostensibly begun by Olav…
Sven Nordin as Olaf II at Stiklestad
Sven Nordin as Olaf II in The Saint Olav Drama at Stiklestad, Norway