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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 '''Olaf 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''' (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 '''Olaf 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 ] in 1937. Olaf's death was also the end of the male line of the ] in ]. |
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Olaf died unexpectedly at ]hus in August 1387 at age either 16 or 17. 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 ] in 1937. Olaf's death was also the end of the male line of the ] in ]. |
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In 1402 he was impersonated by the ]. |
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In 1402 he was impersonated by the ]. |
Olaf as depicted on his royal seal, with the shield of Norway (left) and Denmark (right)
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