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.

They combine forces with his brother, Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig), who takes Ivar’s place as King of Kattegat. How Ivar’s cruelty towards Hvitserk sealed his own fate View this post on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Vikings is much better than last season, but in its second week we're still setting the stage for a conflict that's yet to truly materialize. ... King Olaf. So many kings. Finehair has, ...

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 ...