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Olaf II of Denmark
Olaf Hákonsson was King of Denmark as Oluf II and King of Norway as Ólafr IV. He acceded to the Danish throne in 1376 through his maternal lineage and inherited the Norwegian crown from his father, Haakon VI, in 1380.
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politics · King of Denmark, Norway (1370–1387) · monarch · also Olaf II of Denmark, Denmark
Born 1 January 1370 · Died 3 August 1387 · Q313879
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2026· 2 entries
The Guardian: Breakfast, lunch and natmad in Denmark – Scandinavian mealtimes explained | Letters
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2015· 1 entry
Jørgen Lange Thomsen, a forensic scientist, proposed a theory Olaf II died from Brugada syndrome
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2006· 1 entry
“The life of this world is made up of three days: yesterday has gone with all that was done; tomorrow, you may never reach; but today is for you so do what you should do today.”
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1971· 1 entry
“The Fifth Century Enlightenment”
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1962· 1 entry
“The Earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans”
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1925· 1 entry
“Prolegomena zu einer Phänomenologie von Geschichte und Natur”
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1387· 1 entry
Died 1387-08-03.
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1380· 1 entry
Career landmark: Monarch of Norway (1380–1387).
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1376· 1 entry
Career landmark: monarch of Denmark (1376–1387).
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1370· 1 entry
Born 1370-01-01.
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