The greatest Viking : the life of Olav Haraldsson /

The greatest Viking : the life of Olav Haraldsson /

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Author / Creator:	Seward, Desmond, 1935- author.
Imprint:	Edinburgh : Birlinn Limited, 2022. ©2022
Description:	xvi, 256 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Olav -- II, -- King of Norway, -- 995-1030 Olav -- II, -- King of Norway, -- 995-1030. Norway -- History -- To 1030. Norway. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12881587

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ISBN:	9781780277950 1780277954 9781788855679
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The true story of one of the most famous of all Viking warriors who remains a national hero in Norway. With reference to Norse sagas and early chronicles, veteran historian Desmond Seward has written a vivid, colourful and insightful account of a remarkable man and the times in which he lived.
Other form:	ebook version : 9781788855679

Table of Contents:

Prologue: The Sword in the Burial Mound
Introduction: Norway's Once and Future King
Chronology
1. The World of a Young Norse Chieftain
2. Harald Fair Hair and His Successors
3. The Viking Olav Haraldsson
4. Olav Abandons the Gods
5. The Battle of Nesjar, 1016
6. Building a Kingdom
7. The Terrible One and Other Gods
8. The New Religion
9. Olav's Empire
10. Olav and the Swedish Princesses
11. A War on Demons
12. The Killing of Asbjorn Slayer of Seal
13. The Shadow of Knut the Great
14. War with Knut
15. Norway Rejects Olav Haraldsson
16. Exile in Viking Russia
17. Olav's Homecoming
18. The Old Gods5 Revenge: Stiklestad
19. Olav's 'Return from the Dead'
20. The Triumph of Olav Haraldsson
Epilogue: The Eternal King of Norway
Acknowledgements
Note on Translations and Spelling
Notes
Bibliography
Index