Olof the Brash
Encyclopedia
Olaf, according to the Danish
king Sweyn Estridson and Adam of Bremen
, was a Swedish
chieftain who conquered Denmark
in the late 9th century or early 10th century and founded the House of Olaf
.
He had the sons Gyrd and Gnupa
, who ruled together according to Swedish tradition. Gnupa had the son Sigtrygg Gnupasson
who is mentioned on the two Sigtrygg Runestones
(DR2
and DR4
) erected by his mother after his death.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
king Sweyn Estridson and Adam of Bremen
Adam of Bremen
Adam of Bremen was a German medieval chronicler. He lived and worked in the second half of the eleventh century. He is most famous for his chronicle Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum .-Background:Little is known of his life other than hints from his own chronicles...
, was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
chieftain who conquered Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in the late 9th century or early 10th century and founded the House of Olaf
House of Olaf
The House of Olaf was a dynasty which ruled Denmark in the late 9th century and early 10th century.*Olof the Brash*Gyrd and Gnupa*Sigtrygg GnupassonThe existence of Gnupa and Sigtrygg is confirmed by the two Sigtrygg Runestones....
.
He had the sons Gyrd and Gnupa
Gyrd and Gnupa
Gyrd and Gnupa were kings of Denmark in the 10th century according to Sweyn II of Denmark and Adam of Bremen. They were the sons of the Swedish chieftain Olof the Brash who had conquered Denmark and they ruled together according to Swedish tradition.Gnupa is mentioned on the two Sigtrygg...
, who ruled together according to Swedish tradition. Gnupa had the son Sigtrygg Gnupasson
Sigtrygg Gnupasson
Sigtrygg Gnupasson was a king of Denmark of the Swedish House of Olaf who ruled in the 10th century, according to Adam of Bremen and Sweyn II of Denmark....
who is mentioned on the two Sigtrygg Runestones
Sigtrygg Runestones
The two Sigtrygg Runestones, designated as DR 2 and DR 4 in the Rundata catalog, are two of the Hedeby stones that were found in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which during the Viking Age was part of Denmark. The runestones were raised after the Danish king Sigtrygg Gnupasson by his mother Ásfriðr...
(DR2
Rundata
The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runic inscriptions. The project's goal is to comprehensively catalog runestones in a machine-readable way for future research...
and DR4
Rundata
The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runic inscriptions. The project's goal is to comprehensively catalog runestones in a machine-readable way for future research...
) erected by his mother after his death.