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Olaf Haraldsen, after trying in vain to …
Years: 1139 - 1139
Olaf Haraldsen, after trying in vain to regain his heritage, proclaims himself king in Scania in 1139, fighting his cousin King Eric III of Denmark.
The civil war mostly consists of alternating raids, during which Olaf kills Bishop Rike of Roskilde, an act that sees him excommunicated by the Pope.
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- Danes (Scandinavians)
- Hamburg, Archbishopric of, and Bremen, Bishopric of
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Years: 1139 - 1139
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People
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- Denmark, Kingdom of
- Danes (Scandinavians)
- Hamburg, Archbishopric of, and Bremen, Bishopric of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
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