Olaf II of Denmark
Olaf II and IV | |
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Haakon VI of Norway | |
Mother | Margaret I of Denmark |
Olaf II of Denmark (December 1370 – 3 August 1387)
Reign
When his grandfather
Olaf became
Death and aftermath
Olaf died unexpectedly at Falsterbohus in August 1387 at age 16. He was buried at Sorø Abbey 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 personal union.[7] After Olaf, no Norwegian king was to be born on Norwegian soil for more than 550 years, until Harald V, born in 1937, became king in 1991. Olaf's death was also the end of the male line of the House of Bjelbo in Sweden. In 2015 Jørgen Lange Thomsen, a forensic scientist, proposed a theory Olaf II died from Brugada syndrome.[8]
In 1402, he was impersonated by the False Olaf.
References
- ^ "de goters konge | lex.dk". Den Store Danske (in Danish). 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Etting, Vivian, Queen Margrete I, 1353-1412, and the Founding of the Nordic Union, Leiden: Brill Publishers, 2004, p. 54.
- ^ Brenner, S. Otto, Nachkommen Gorms des Alten (König von Dänemark -936-) I.-VVI. Generation, Stuttgart: Silberburg-Verlag, 1965, p. 122.
- ^ Nielsen, Kay: Danmarks konger og dronninger, Copenhagen, 1980. (pp. 36-37)
- ^ Overskov, Carsten: Fra Gorm til Margrethe. De første tusind år på topposten, Kolding, 2005. (pp. 8 & 58)
- ^ Danmarks Historie IIwww.perbenny.dk
- ^ Huitfeldt, Arild. Danmarks riges Krønike
- ^ Wenande, Christian (6 October 2015). "Did a genetic heart condition cut short the lives of 14 Danish royals?". The Copenhagen Post. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
Other sources
- Albrectsen, Esben Danmark-Norge 1380–1814. B. 1 Fællesskabet bliver til : 1380–1536 (Danske historiske forening. 1981)