The greatest Viking : the life of Olav Haraldsson / Desmond Seward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seward, Desmond, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Olav II, King of Norway, 995-1030.

Olav.

Norway--History--To 1030.

Norway.

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Birlinn Ltd, [2022]

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.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

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 Gods' 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.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781788855679

1788855671

OCLC:

1349278632