King Olav Haraldsson of Norway, who converted Norwegians to Christianity, died in 1030 ad. Figure of St. Olav, King of Norway, carved in oak and originally painted in various colours. The figure, made in Lübeck, Germany, in the i6th century, depicts him in the armour of that period. He holds his axe Hel (“Death”) and his orb of office, as he tramples the Devil.

---

Size: 3207px × 6539px
Location:
Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: archival, archive, armour, axe, carving, century, christianity, convert, death, devil, germany, haraldsson, hel, historical, history, i6th, icelandic, king, norway, norwegians, oak, olav, orb, sculpture, st, übeck