Olof Skötkonung
King of Sweden from c.995 to 1022
7 dated entries naming Olof Skötkonung, drawn from 6 separate years between 980 CE and 1022 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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10th century
- 980Olof Skötkonung, king of Sweden (approximate date)source
- 995King Eric VI (the Victorious) dies at Uppsala, after a 25-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Olof Skötkonung, as the first baptized Christian ruler of Sweden.source
- 999September 9 (999 or 1000) – Battle of Svolder: A Norwegian fleet, commanded by Olaf Tryggvason in his longship Ormrinn langi, is defeated by the combined fleet of the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard and his Swedish counterpart Olof Skötkonung, resulting in Tryggvason's death, and the splitting up of Norway between Sweden and Denmark.source
11th century
- 1008Olof Skötkonung, king of Sweden, is baptized in Husaby (Västergötland) by missionary Sigfrid, and makes generous donations on the spot.source
- 1010Swedish king Olof Skötkonung gives city rights to Sigtuna.source
- 1022Olof Skötkonung, king of Swedensource
- 1022King Olof Skötkonung dies and is succeeded by his son Anund Jakob as ruler of Sweden. He becomes the second Christian king of the Swedish realm.source
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