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Group: Illyricum, Praetorian prefecture of
Location: Pátmos Island Dhodhekanisos Greece

Olaf, returning with an army in a …

Years: 1030 - 1030

Olaf, returning with an army in a bid to regain his Norwegian throne, is killed on July 29, 1030, at the Battle of Stiklestad, his forces defeated by a "Peasant Army" of rival nobles, wealthy farmers and others loyal to Cnut the Great.