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Definition of St. Olav

1. Noun. King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030).

Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Olav

Literary usage of St. Olav

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Norwegian People by Knut Gjerset (1915)
"In Denmark the commemoration of St. Olav was very widespread, which can be seen ... In London alone there were four St. Olav churches: one in Southwark, ..."

2. Norway by Gerhard Lemmer, Elke Frey, Helga Rahe (2001)
"300 performers re- enact the Spelet om heilag Olav (St. Olav Play) in the new open-air ... An equestrian statue of St. Olav here towers over the theater. ..."

3. Adventure Guide Scandinavia by Henrik Berezin (2006)
"This was the beginning of the end of the Viking era and Olav, who was canonized shortly after his death, would become known as St Olav. ..."

4. Leaders in Norway, and Other Essays by Agnes Mathilde Wergeland, Katharine Merrill (1916)
"They ran off with the body of St. Olav as a special trophy and buried it ... The shrine of St. Olav was and is here in the chancel directly opposite the ..."

5. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"This must be a mistake, as about the year 1000, the foster-father of St. Olav, Sigurd Sir, introduced this branch of industry among his ..."

6. Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made by Samuel Laing (1851)
"... '"i St. Olav was born anno 995, only 59 years after the death of his great Progenitor ... A contemporary of St. Olav was therefore a credible '"urce of ..."

7. Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made by Samuel Laing (1851)
"... and St. Olav was born anno 995, only 59 years after the death of his great progenitor ... A contemporary of St. Olav was therefore a credible source of ..."

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