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Bibliography
  1. Previte-Orton, C. W., The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History, Cambridge: University Press, 1952. Reprinted with corrections 1960. Available at (part 1) http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.149173 and (part 2) http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.149602. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CMH p[0-9]*].
  2. Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. II: Die Ausserdeutschen Staaten Die Regierenden Hauser der Ubrigen Staaten Europas. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1984. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES II #[0-9]*].
  3. Baldwin, Stewart, Adam of Bremen's kings of Norway. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 3/26/1997. Subject: Adam of Bremen's kings of Norway. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/Nt8s0wbYIKo/m/dVxc0C02rAkJ. Author address: sbald at AUBURN dot CAMPUS dot MCI dot NET. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Stewart Baldwin SGM 3/26/1997].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
(968) [Ref: ES II #107],
parents:
[Ref: ES II #107]
Sources for death Information
date:
1000 [Ref: CMH p383]
9.IX (1000) [Ref: ES II #107, ES II #97]
Sources with Information about marriage to Thyra
date:
998, fourth marriage of Olav [Ref: ES II #107]
998, third marriage of Thyra [Ref: ES II #97],
names:
[Ref: CMH p383]
Research Notes:
King of Norway [Ref: CMH p383, Stewart Baldwin SGM 3/26/1997]

(according to Adam of Bremen) first Christian King of Norway [Ref: Stewart Baldwin SGM 3/26/1997]

appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under the year 991, apparently fighting in the Battleo fMaldon in that year. [Ref: Stewart Baldwin SGM 3/26/1997]

994: Olaf and Svcein attacked London, but Olaf promised never to return to England in hostility [Ref: Stewart Baldwin SGM 3/26/1997]

(according to Adam of Bremen) defeated by Svein of Denmark, and committed suicide by throwing himself into the sea [Ref: Stewart Baldwin SGM 3/26/1997]



Pedigree of Olaf TRYGGVASON, King Of Norway
                                                                /-----Ingiald Illradi Yungling Ruler At Upsala
                                                       /-----Ulaf Tretelia (Tree Feller) Ruler At Upsala
                                                      |         \-----Gauthild
                                              /-----Halfdan Huitbein (White Leg) King Of Solver, Uplansa, And Vestfold
                                             |        |         /-----Halfdan Goldand (Goldtooth)
                                             |         \-----Salva
                                     /-----Gudred Mikillati (Magnificent) Ruler Of Norway
                                    |        |         /-----Epstein The Severe King Of The Uplands
                                    |         \-----Asa
                            /-----Halfdan The Black King Of Vestfold, Agden, And Sogn
                           |        |         /-----Harald Ridskey King Of Agder
                           |         \-----Ara
                   /-----Harold I Haarfager (Fair Haired) King Of Norway
                  |        |         /-----Sigurd Hiort King In Ringariki
                  |         \-----Ragenhild
                  |                 |         /-----Kdek Harold King Of Jutland
                  |                  \-----Thorny
          /-----Olav King Of Vigen
         |        |                           /-----Halfdan The Old
         |        |                  /-----Ivar Earl Of The Uplands
         |        |         /-----Estein Earl Of More
         |         \-----Schwanhilda Of The Uplands
 /-----Tryggve Olavsson King Of Vigen
Olaf TRYGGVASON, King Of Norway
|         /-----Eirik Bjorsdaskalle
 \-----Astrid



Descendants of Olaf TRYGGVASON, King Of Norway
1. Olaf TRYGGVASON, King Of Norway m. Thyra
m. Thyra father: Harald Blaatand King Of Denmark mother: Gunthilda