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Olaf was according to the Danish king Sweyn Estridson and Adam of Bremen a Swedish chieftain who conquered Denmark in the late 9th century or early 10th century, and founded the House of Olaf. Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson. ... Adam of Bremen (also: Adam Bremensis) was one of the most important German medieval chroniclers. ... This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... House of Olaf was a Swedish dynasty which ruled Denmark in the early 10th century. ...


He had the sons Gyrd and Gnupa, who ruled together according to Swedish tradition. Gnupa had the son Sigtrygg Gnupasson who is mentioned on a runestone. Gyrd and Gnupa were kings of Denmark in the 10th century according to Sweyn II of Denmark and Adam of Bremen. ... 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. ...



Preceded by:
unknown		 King of Denmark
 Succeeded by:
Gyrd and Gnupa


This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Gyrd and Gnupa were kings of Denmark in the 10th century according to Sweyn II of Denmark and Adam of Bremen. ...


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A minority view disputes the Swedish origins of at least part of the early Rus, hypothesizing that the princes invited by the population of Ladoga stemmed from the royal house of Haithabu.
This town also has a dynastic connection with Sweden, since Sweyn Estridson related to Adam of Bremen that it was conquered by a Swedish warlord named Olof the Brash, who founded the House of Olaf which ruled Denmark in the late 9th and the early 10th centuries.
Styrbjörn Starke, the son of Olof, being refused his share of the government by Eric after his father's death, made himself a stronghold at Jomsborg in Pomerania and spent some years in piratical expeditions.
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