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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson plays Olaf Haraldsson. Bradley Freegard plays King Canute, who wants to reunite the fighting factions of Vikings in order to take their true revenge on England.

They have one of Vikings’ typically cryptic conversations. Olaf tells him that he’s sure of one thing, that “the Christian God will destroy our gods” but not before he safely reaches Valhalla.

Last year researchers in Trondheim, Norway unearthed the church where Viking King Olaf Haraldsson was first enshrined as a saint. Experts uncovered the stone foundations of a wooden stave church ...