Passage: The Battle of Stiklestad  in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway. In this battle, King Olaf II of Norway  was killed. During the pontificate of Pope Alexander III, the Roman Catholic Church  declared Olaf a saint in 1164. His younger half-brother, Harald Hardrada, was also present at the battle. Harald was only fifteen when the battle of Stiklestad took place. He became King of Norway in 1047, only to die in a failed invasion of England at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. The authenticity of the battle as a historical event is subject to question. Contemporary sources say the king was murdered. According to the Anglo Saxon Chronicle of 1030, Olaf was killed by his own people. Adam of Bremen wrote in 1070 that Olaf was killed in an ambush, and so did Florence of Worcester in 1100. Those are the only contemporary sources that mention the death of the king. After the king's canonization it was felt that the saint could not have died in such circumstances.  The story of the Battle of Stiklestad as we know it gradually developed during the two centuries following the death of King Olaf. Saint Olaf must have fallen in a major battle for Christianity.
How many years after Harald Hardrada became King of Norway did he die in a faield invasion of England? How many years after King Olaf II died did Harald Hardrada die? How many years after King Olaf II of Norway was killed was he made a saint? How many years after King Olaf II's death was he declared a saint? How many years after Olaf II was killed was he declared a saint? How many years after Olaf II's death was he declared a saint? How many years after Olaf was killed did Adam of Bremen write that he was killed in an ambush? How many years after the Batte of Stiklestad did the Battle of Stamford Bridge take place? How many years after the Battle of Stiklestad did the Battle of Stamford Bridge occur? How many years after the Battle of Stiklestad where King Olaf II of Norway was killed did Pope Alexander III declare Olaf a saint? How many years had Harald Hardrada been king before his death? How many years old was Harald Hardrada when he became King of Norway? How many years old was Harald Hardrada when he died? How many years old was Harald when he was crowned King of Norway? How many years passed between the Battle of Stiklestad and the crowning of Harald Hardrada as the King of Norway? How many years passed between the death of King Olaf II and when he was declared a saint? How many years was Harald Hardrada the King of Norway prior to his death? What all sources say King Olaf II was killed in an ambush? What does the legend say that King Olaf died for? What relation was Harald Hardrada to Olaf? What was Harald Hardrada's relation to King Olaf II? What year did King Olaf II die? What year was Harald Hardrada born? Which Battle took place first, The Battle of Stiklestad or The Battle of Stamford Bridge? Which happened first, the Battle of Stiklestad or the Battle of Stamford Bridge? Who was Harald Hardrada's half-brother? Who wrote about the murder of King Olaf first, Adam of Bremen or Florence of Worcester? Who wrote that Olaf was killed in an ambush in the year 1100?