Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Olaf I of Denmark

Index Olaf I of Denmark

Olaf I (Oluf; – 18 August 1095), nicknamed Olaf Hunger, was king of Denmark from 1086 to 1095, following the death of his brother Canute IV the Holy. [1]

44 relations: Aarhus University, Antipope Clement III, Arild Huitfeldt, Asser Thorkilsson, Canonization, Canute IV of Denmark, Canute Lavard, Carl Frederik Bricka, Catholic Church, Charles I, Count of Flanders, Denmark, Divine judgment, Duke of Schleswig, England, Eric I of Denmark, Estrid Svendsdatter, Flanders, God, Gregorian Reform, Harald Bluetooth, Harald Hardrada, House of Estridsen, Ingegerd of Norway, Leidang, List of bishops of Lund, List of Danish monarchs, Magnate, Monarchy of Denmark, Niels, King of Denmark, Northern Jutland, Odense, Robert I, Count of Flanders, Sacrilege, Saxo Grammaticus, Scapegoat, Sigrid the Haughty, Skjalm Hvide, Sweyn Forkbeard, Sweyn II of Denmark, Thing (assembly), Thorgil Sprakling, Ulf the Earl, Viborg, Denmark, Wends.

Aarhus University

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university located in Aarhus, Denmark.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Aarhus University · See more »

Antipope Clement III

Guibert or Wibert of Ravenna (1029 – 8 September 1100) was an Italian prelate, archbishop of Ravenna, who was elected pope in 1080 in opposition to Pope Gregory VII.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Antipope Clement III · See more »

Arild Huitfeldt

Arild Huitfeldt (Arvid) (11 September 1546 – 16 December 1609) was a Danish historian and state official, known for his vernacular Chronicle of Denmark.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Arild Huitfeldt · See more »

Asser Thorkilsson

Asser (or Ascer) Thorkilsen (1089 – 5 May 1137), a son of Thorkil (Svend) Thrugotsen and his wife Inge, was the Bishop of Lund from 1089, and then the first Archbishop of Lund from 1104 until his death.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Asser Thorkilsson · See more »

Canonization

Canonization is the act by which a Christian church declares that a person who has died was a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the "canon", or list, of recognized saints.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Canonization · See more »

Canute IV of Denmark

Canute IV (– 10 July 1086), later known as Canute the Holy (Knud IV den Hellige) or Saint Canute (Sankt Knud), was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Canute IV of Denmark · See more »

Canute Lavard

Canute Lavard (Danish: Knud Lavard) (March 12, 1096 – 7 January 1131) was a Danish prince.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Canute Lavard · See more »

Carl Frederik Bricka

Carl Frederik Bricka (July 10, 1845 – August 23, 1903) was a Danish archivist, historian, and biographer.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Carl Frederik Bricka · See more »

Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Catholic Church · See more »

Charles I, Count of Flanders

Blessed Charles the Good (1084 – 2 March 1127) was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Charles I, Count of Flanders · See more »

Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Denmark · See more »

Divine judgment

Divine judgment means the judgment of God or other supreme beings within a religion.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Divine judgment · See more »

Duke of Schleswig

The following list is a list of jarls and dukes, who ruled over Schleswig respectively Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Duke of Schleswig · See more »

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and England · See more »

Eric I of Denmark

Eric I (– 10 July 1103), also known as Eric the Good, (Erik Ejegod), was King of Denmark following his brother Olaf I Hunger in 1095.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Eric I of Denmark · See more »

Estrid Svendsdatter

Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark (Estrith, Astrith: 990/997 – 1057/1073), was a Danish princess and titular Queen, a Russian princess and, possibly, Duchess of Normandy by marriage.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Estrid Svendsdatter · See more »

Flanders

Flanders (Vlaanderen, Flandre, Flandern) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Flanders · See more »

God

In monotheistic thought, God is conceived of as the Supreme Being and the principal object of faith.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and God · See more »

Gregorian Reform

The Gregorian Reforms were a series of reforms initiated by Pope Gregory VII and the circle he formed in the papal curia, c. 1050–80, which dealt with the moral integrity and independence of the clergy.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Gregorian Reform · See more »

Harald Bluetooth

Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Haraldr Gormsson, Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Harald Bluetooth · See more »

Harald Hardrada

Harald Sigurdsson (– 25 September 1066), given the epithet Hardrada (harðráði, modern Norwegian: Hardråde, roughly translated as "stern counsel" or "hard ruler") in the sagas, was King of Norway (as Harald III) from 1046 to 1066.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Harald Hardrada · See more »

House of Estridsen

The House of Estridsen, sometimes called the Estridsen or Estrith Dynasty, was the dynasty that provided the Kings of Denmark from 1047 to 1412.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and House of Estridsen · See more »

Ingegerd of Norway

Ingegerd Haraldsdotter (Ingigerðr Haraldsdóttir, c. 1046 – c. 1120) was a Norwegian princess who, by her successive marriages, became Queen of Denmark and later Queen of Sweden.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Ingegerd of Norway · See more »

Leidang

The institution known as leiðangr (Old Norse), leidang (Norwegian), leding (Danish), ledung (Swedish), expeditio (Latin) or sometimes lething (English), was a form of conscription to organise coastal fleets for seasonal excursions and in defence of the realm typical for medieval Scandinavians and, later, a public levy of free farmers.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Leidang · See more »

List of bishops of Lund

List of (arch)bishops of Lund.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and List of bishops of Lund · See more »

List of Danish monarchs

This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and Queens regnant of Denmark.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and List of Danish monarchs · See more »

Magnate

Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus, 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Magnate · See more »

Monarchy of Denmark

The Monarchy of Denmark, colloquially known as the Danish Monarchy, is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Monarchy of Denmark · See more »

Niels, King of Denmark

Niels (Nicolaus, Engish exonym Nicholas; – 25 June 1134) was the King of Denmark from 1104 to 1134.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Niels, King of Denmark · See more »

Northern Jutland

Northern Jutland (Nørrejylland) is a historical region in Denmark, defined as Jutland north of the Kongeå (with the region south of the Kongeå called Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland)).

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Northern Jutland · See more »

Odense

Odense is the third-largest city in Denmark.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Odense · See more »

Robert I, Count of Flanders

Robert I of Flanders (–1093), known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 to his death in 1093.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Robert I, Count of Flanders · See more »

Sacrilege

Sacrilege is the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object or person.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Sacrilege · See more »

Saxo Grammaticus

Saxo Grammaticus (1160 – 1220), also known as Saxo cognomine Longus, was a Danish historian, theologian and author.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Saxo Grammaticus · See more »

Scapegoat

In the Bible, a scapegoat is an animal which is ritually burdened with the sins of others then driven away.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Scapegoat · See more »

Sigrid the Haughty

Sigrid the Haughty, also known as Sigríð Storråda, is a queen appearing in Norse sagas as wife, first of Eric the Victorious of Sweden, then Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Sigrid the Haughty · See more »

Skjalm Hvide

Skjalm Hvide (born in the early 11th century, died 1113) is regarded as the founder of the Hvide clan, and one of the most influential and powerful chiefs in Denmark in the late Viking age and early medieval age.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Skjalm Hvide · See more »

Sweyn Forkbeard

Sweyn Forkbeard (Old Norse: Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg; Danish: Svend Tveskæg; 960 – 3 February 1014) was king of Denmark during 986–1014.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Sweyn Forkbeard · See more »

Sweyn II of Denmark

Sweyn II Estridsson (Sveinn Ástríðarson, Svend Estridsen) (– 28 April 1076) was King of Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1076.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Sweyn II of Denmark · See more »

Thing (assembly)

A thing, also known as Alþing, was the governing assembly of a northern Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by lawspeakers.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Thing (assembly) · See more »

Thorgil Sprakling

Thorgil Sprakling (also called Torkel, Torgils or Sprakalägg) was a Danish chieftain (stormand).

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Thorgil Sprakling · See more »

Ulf the Earl

Ulf (or Ulf Jarl) (Ulf Thorgilsson) was a Danish earl (''jarl'') and regent of Denmark.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Ulf the Earl · See more »

Viborg, Denmark

Viborg, a city in central Jutland, Denmark, is the capital of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Viborg, Denmark · See more »

Wends

Wends (Winedas, Old Norse: Vindr, Wenden, Winden, vendere, vender, Wendowie) is a historical name for Slavs living near Germanic settlement areas.

New!!: Olaf I of Denmark and Wends · See more »

Redirects here:

Olaf Hunger, Olaf I Hunger, Olaf i of denmark, Olaus the Hungry, Oluf Hunger, Oluf I, Oluf I Hunger, Oluf I of Denmark, Óláfr I of Denmark.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_I_of_Denmark

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »