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{{Short description|King of Denmark (1376–1387) and Norway (1380–1387)}} |
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'''Olaf II of Denmark''' (December 1370 – 3 August 1387)<ref>Etting, Vivian, Queen Margrete I, 1353-1412, and the Founding of the Nordic Union, Leiden: Brill Publishers, 2004, p. 54.</ref><ref>Brenner, S. Otto, Nachkommen Gorms des Alten (König von Dänemark -936-) I.-VVI. Generation, Stuttgart: Silberburg-Verlag, 1965, p. 122.</ref> was ] as '''Olaf II''' (though occasionally referred to as '''Olaf III'''<ref>Nielsen, Kay: ''Danmarks konger og dronninger'', Copenhagen, 1980. (pp. 36-37)</ref><ref>Overskov, Carsten: ''Fra Gorm til Margrethe. De første tusind år på topposten'', Kolding, 2005. (pp. 8 & 58)</ref>) from 1376 and ] as '''Olav IV''' from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen ] and King ], and grandson of kings ] and ]. |
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'''Olaf II of Denmark''' (December 1370 – 3 August 1387)<ref>Etting, Vivian, Queen Margrete I, 1353–1412, and the Founding of the Nordic Union, Leiden: Brill Publishers, 2004, p. 54.</ref><ref>Brenner, S. Otto, Nachkommen Gorms des Alten (König von Dänemark -936-) I.-VVI. Generation, Stuttgart: Silberburg-Verlag, 1965, p. 122.</ref> was ] as '''Olaf II''' (though occasionally referred to as '''Olaf III'''<ref>Nielsen, Kay: ''Danmarks konger og dronninger'', Copenhagen, 1980. (pp. 36-37)</ref><ref>Overskov, Carsten: ''Fra Gorm til Margrethe. De første tusind år på topposten'', Kolding, 2005. (pp. 8 & 58)</ref>) from 1376 and ] as '''Olav IV''' from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen ] and King ], and grandson of kings ] and ]. |
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==Death and aftermath== |
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Olaf died unexpectedly at ]hus in August 1387 at age 16. He was buried at ] on the Danish island of Zealand where his grandfather and, later, his mother, were also buried. Rumors immediately arose that Olaf had been poisoned. Following her son's death, Margaret united all three Scandinavian kingdoms in a ].<ref>]. Danmarks riges Krønike</ref> After Olaf, no Norwegian king was to be born on Norwegian soil for more than 550 years, until ], born in 1937, became king in 1991. Olaf's death was also the end of the male line of the ] in Sweden. In 2015 Jørgen Lange Thomsen, a forensic scientist, proposed a theory Olaf II died from ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cphpost.dk/2015-10-16/general/mystery-of-danish-king-deaths-fosters-new-theory|title=Did a genetic heart condition cut short the lives of 14 Danish royals?|newspaper=]|last=Wenande|first=Christian|date=6 October 2015|access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref> |
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Olaf died unexpectedly at ]hus in August 1387 at age 16. He was buried at ] on the Danish island of Zealand where his grandfather and, later, his mother, were also buried. Rumors immediately arose that Olaf had been poisoned. Following her son's death, Margaret united all three Scandinavian kingdoms in a ].<ref>]. Danmarks riges Krønike</ref> After Olaf, no Norwegian king was to be born on Norwegian soil for more than 550 years, until ], born in 1937, became king in 1991. Olaf's death was also the end of the male line of the ]. In 2015 Jørgen Lange Thomsen, a forensic scientist, proposed a theory Olaf II died from ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cphpost.dk/2015-10-16/general/mystery-of-danish-king-deaths-fosters-new-theory|title=Did a genetic heart condition cut short the lives of 14 Danish royals?|newspaper=]|last=Wenande|first=Christian|date=6 October 2015|access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref> |
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In 1402, he was impersonated by the ]. |
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In 1402, he was impersonated by the ]. |
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Olaf as depicted on his royal seal, with the shield of Norway (left) and Denmark (right)
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