Harald Hardrada did become the King of Norway but shared the throne with Olaf's son before becoming the sole ruler. Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 3 of Vikings: Valhalla.

Louis Davison stars as King Edmund in Episode 3 of Vikings: Valhalla. Pic credit: Netflix/Bernard Walsh. ... who is not to be confused with King Olaf Haraldsson in the TV series.

Character: Olaf Haraldsson was Harald’s half-brother and King of Norway, who became Saint Olaf after his death. In Vikings: Valhalla, Olaf had an antagonistic role, as he went after Freydis ...

Olaf Haraldsson, or Olaf II of Norway, is the country’s patron saint. The king's sainthood played a key role in the introduction of christianity to Norway at the end of the Viking age.

And what better man than you, Bjorn Ironside,” King Olaf says. We will have to see if Bjorn goes for it or not. It seems like he’s going to be pretty preoccupied with an impending war of his own.

There are spoilers ahead for Vikings. ... When Hvitserk goes to King Olaf (Steven Berkoff) at Ivar’s insistence, he convinces Olaf to attack Kattegat and take Ivar off the throne.

Therefore, Olaf’s storyline in Vikings is purely fictional. However, King Olaf did exist and he was once a former ruler of Norway. Olaf played a leading role in role in the Christianization and ...

Olaf Haraldsson, or Olaf II of Norway, is the country’s patron saint and the discovery was heralded as a significant find. ALTAR OF VIKING SAINT-KING DISCOVERED IN NORWAY ...

During this story, Leif also spends some time with King Olaf Tryggvesson (who is a different Olaf to the one that featured in Vikings: Valhalla and was Harald’s brother). it is here that he ...

Vikings season 6: Steven Berkoff played King Olaf in seasons 5 and 6 of Vikings (Image: AMAZON PRIME) To spite Harald, he was kept alive, with Olaf, unfortunately, put to a brutal death.

In The Saga of King Olaf, the titular king—who ruled Norway from 955-1030, around the time the Vikings settled Greenland—visits a chieftain in a remote part of the country to investigate some ...

Olaf, as he is now known, conquered and consolidated Norway in 1016 but held on to rule for a little more than a decade before his power was threatened by Canute I, king of Denmark and England ...