Saint Olaf

Fairhair or Saint Olaf; the Viking 1 kingdoms in these (the British) Western Isles; the settlement of Iceland, or even of Normandy.

The Story of the Volsungs 2008

This was considerable, as is proved by the stories of the gods in his _Edda_; and in the histories of Olaf Tryggvason and of Saint Olaf, kings of

Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature W. P. Ker

In Norway, Saint Olaf did the like, killing and torturing those who held by the old gods -- Thor, Odin, and

Essays in Little Andrew Lang 1878

Some were scared, and received baptism from the king's priests; others bit their lips and were silent; others again stood forth and told Saint Olaf that Odin and Asathor had always served them well, and that they were not going to give them up for Christ the White, whom they had never seen and of whom they knew nothing.

Tales From Two Hemispheres 1877

When the sun rose, Saint Olaf called his hundred swains, sprang into the saddle and rode down toward the river.

Tales From Two Hemispheres 1877

Vigfusson something about his family, but of the legend of Asathor and Saint Olaf he spoke not a word.

Tales From Two Hemispheres 1877

The people, sorrowful at their rebellion against King Olaf, forgot his stern and cruel ways, and magnified all his good deeds so mightily, that he was at last declared a saint, and the shrine of Saint Olaf is still one of the glories of the old cathedral in Drontheim.

Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times Elbridge Streeter Brooks 1874

Once there was a Troll whose name was Wind-and-Weather, and Saint Olaf hired him to build a church.

Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology 1872

With her eyes she followed the drifting masses of fog, and wondered, as they rose higher and higher, when they would reach her; in her fancy she saw herself dancing over the wide expanse of heaven, clad in the sun-gilded evening fogs; and Saint Olaf, the great and holy king, came riding to meet her, mounted on a flaming steed made of the glory of a thousand sunsets; then

Tales from Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen 1871

Lage then told his guest Vigfusson something about his family, but of the legend of Asathor and Saint Olaf he spoke not a word.

Tales from Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen 1871