Stiklestad


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Stiklestad

(stĭ`kləstä'), village, Nord-Trøndelag co., central Norway, on the Trondheimsfjord. In a battle there in 1030, Olaf II (St. Olaf) was slain in an attempt to regain the crown of Norway.
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IUT18-8, financed by the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, and the research project St Olav Conferences, financed by Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter, Norway.
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One stamp was produced for the centennial celebration of the Constitution in 1914 and another in 1930 commemorating Holy King Olav and the battle of Stiklestad which took place 900 years earlier.
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Principal battles: Helga A (1026); Stiklestad (1030).
Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995-1030)

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