Stiklestad, Battle of, Stiklestad, Norway, 1030

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Name (Latin)
Stiklestad, Battle of, Stiklestad, Norway, 1030
Other forms of name
nne Stiklestad, Battle of, 1030
Coordinates
11.56666667 11.56666667 63.79666667 63.79666667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
Norway
MARC
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q830878
Library of congress: sh 85128112
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Wikipedia description:

The Battle of Stiklestad (Norwegian: Slaget på Stiklestad; Old Norse: Stiklastaðaorrusta) in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway. In this battle, King Olaf II of Norway was killed. During the pontificate of Pope Alexander III, the Roman Catholic Church declared Olaf a saint in 1164. His younger half-brother, Harald Hardrada, was also present at the battle. Harald was only fifteen when the battle of Stiklestad took place. He became King of Norway in 1047, until his death in a failed invasion of England at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.

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