▁son ▁Charles ▁the ▁Good ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁rival ▁for ▁power . ▁Can ute ▁bl amed ▁O la f ▁for ▁stir ring ▁up ▁trouble , ▁and ▁O la f ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁ch ains ▁by ▁their ▁brother ▁Eric , ▁the ▁later ▁king ▁Eric ▁I ▁Ever good . ▁O la f ▁was ▁ban ished ▁to ▁Fland ers , ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Robert ▁I ▁of ▁Fland ers . ▁ ▁King ▁of ▁Den mark ▁Can ute ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁St . ▁Alban ' s ▁Pri ory ▁in ▁O den se ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 0 8 6 , ▁following ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁Northern ▁J ut land . ▁O la f ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁king ▁at ▁the ▁V ib org ▁land st ing ▁assembly , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁Fland ers . ▁An ▁arrangement ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁swap ▁O la f ▁for ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁N iels , ▁the ▁later ▁king ▁N iels ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁to ▁permit ▁O la f ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Den mark . ▁Upon ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Ol uf , ▁Eric ▁fled ▁to ▁Sc ania . ▁O la f ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁S we yn ' s ▁sons ▁to ▁become ▁king ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁O la f ' s ▁reign ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁several ▁consecutive ▁years ▁of ▁c rop ▁failure ▁and ▁fam ine . ▁According ▁to ▁Ar ild ▁H v it feld t ' s ▁" Dan marks ▁R iges ▁Kr ø ni ke ", ▁in ▁those ▁years ▁spring time ▁was ▁so ▁dry