The Fall of King Olav at the Battle of Stiklestad
Peter Nicolai Arbo · 1859
Why it's great
King Olav II falls at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030. He was later made Saint Olaf, the patron saint of Norway. Peter Nicolai Arbo painted it in the 1850s.
🏛️ Part of history
The Viking Age (793–1066) — King Olav II falls at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030.
Where to see it
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Peter Nicolai Arbo was a Norwegian painter born in 1831 who studied in Düsseldorf and Munich. He painted Norse myth and Viking history, making them familiar to Norwegians. His 'Wild Hunt of Odin' is his most famous painting. He died in Christiania in 1892.
