Haakon Sigurdsson

Haakon Sigurdsson

male, deceased (995)
Haakon Sigurdsson Jarl, (d. 995) was the son of Sigurd Haakonsson, Earl of Lade, and thus Trøndelag. Haakon claimed descent from the divine linage o...
Sigmundur Brestisson

Sigmundur Brestisson

male, deceased (1005)
Sigmundur Brestisson introduced Christianity to the Faroe Islands in 999. He is one of the main characters of the Færeyinga saga. According to the F...

Skúli Þórsteinsson

male
Skúli Þórsteinsson was an 11th century Icelandic poet and warrior. He was the grandson of Egill Skallagrímsson and a courtier of Jarl Eiríkr Hákon...
Olof Of Sweden

Olof Of Sweden

male, deceased (1021)
Olof of Sweden or Olof Skötkonung/Skottkonung was the son of Eric the Victorious and Sigrid the Haughty. He was probably born in the latter part o...

Hakon Jarl Runestones

male
The Hakon Jarl Runestones are two Swedish runestones from the time of Canute the Great, which scholars such as Otto v. Friesen and Erik Brate have...
Olaf II of Norway II of Norway

Olaf II of Norway II of Norway

male, deceased (1030)
Olaf II Haraldsson, king from 1015-1028, (known during his lifetime as the Stout ("Olav Digre") and after his canonization as Saint Olaf), was born...
Sunniva

Sunniva

female, 1109 years old
Saint Sunniva is the patron saint of the Norwegian Diocese of Bjørgvin, as well as all of Western Norway. According to legend, Sunniva was the h...
Olaf I of Norway I of Norway

Olaf I of Norway I of Norway

male, deceased (1000)
Olaf Tryggvason, was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggve Olafsson, king of Viken, (Vingulmark and Ranrike), and the...