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Olav Kyrre

Picture no.6853
ImageOlav Kyrre
MotifOlav Kyrre (1050-1093) Viking king, ruled ( 1067-1093) Olav II Kyrre: Sønn av Harald Hardråde. Grunnla Bergen, startet byggingen av Nidarosdomen, var med å lage Gulatingsloven. Opptatt av religion og bøker.Stille og mild, derav tilnavnet Kyrre / den milde. Son of Harald Hardrada. Founded Bergen, started construction of the cathedral, was making Gulating law. Concerned with religion and books..quiet and mild, hence the nickname Kyrre / the gentle.
ArtistAndreas Bloch / Nordic Image Rue
KeywordsOlav Kyrre, Olaf the Gentle, Bergen, middelalderkonge, medieval king,
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