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The Culture Centre at Stiklestad was built to mark commemorate the Battle of Stiklestad which is usually taken to mark the coming of Christianity to Norway in 1030.

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Anders Baasmo Christensen as King Olav in the 2003 production of The Saint Olav Drama.

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Sven Nordin as Olaf II in The Saint Olav Drama at Stiklestad, Norway

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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…

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This plaque in Orkney indicates the location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall, from which Kirkwall may derive it's name.

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A blog post about St Olaf and discussion of which church may have given Kirkwall its name.

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An article about Thorir Hund, who opposed Olaf Haraldsson at Stiklestad in 1030.

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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…
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