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title: Olaf Tryggvason
author: Vegard Ottervig
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9860/olaf-tryggvason/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Olaf Tryggvason
_Authored by Vegard Ottervig_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9860.jpg)
## Image Caption
Statue of the Norwegian King Olaf Tryggvason (r. 995–1000 CE) located in the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Trondheim in Norway. Olaf is usually seen as having played an important part in the conversion of Norse to [Christianity](https://www.worldhistory.org/christianity/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Ottervig, V. (2019, January 17). Olaf Tryggvason. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Ottervig, Vegard. "Olaf Tryggvason." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 17, 2019. .
### MLA
Ottervig, Vegard. "Olaf Tryggvason." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jan 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olav_Tryggvason_(statue)_(cropped).jpg) by [**Vegard Ottervig**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olav_Tryggvason_(statue)_(cropped).jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 17 January 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.