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Sigtrygg Of Nerike
Sigtrygg was a powerful man in Nerike who received Saint Olaf. He is said to have been the ancestor of a Swedish noble family named Natt och Dag Natt och Dag (, literally "night and day") is a Swedish noble family and the oldest surviving family of pure Swedish extraction, with origins stretching back at least as far as the late thirteenth century. However, the actual name ''Natt och Dag'' ... (''night and day''). Swedish nobility {{Sweden-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Olaf
Olaf II Haraldsson ( – 29 July 1030), later known as Saint Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title ''Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae'' ( en, Eternal/Perpetual King of Norway) and canonised at Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. His remains were enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral, built over his burial site. His sainthood encouraged the widespread adoption of Christianity by Scandinavia's Vikings/Norsemen. Pope Alexander III confirmed Olaf's local canonisation in 1164, making him a recognised saint of the Catholic Church and started to be known as ''Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae'' – ''eternal king of Norway''. Following the Reformation he was a commemorated historical figure among some members of the Lutheran and Anglican Communions. The saga of Olav Haraldsson and the legend of Olaf the Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natt Och Dag
Natt och Dag (, literally "night and day") is a Swedish noble family and the oldest surviving family of pure Swedish extraction, with origins stretching back at least as far as the late thirteenth century. However, the actual name ''Natt och Dag'', alluding to the contrasting colours of its coat of arms, was not coined until the sixteenth century, and was not used as a surname by the family itself until the eighteenth century It is therefore customary to write the name in parentheses (e.g. ''Bengt Stensson (Natt och Dag)'') when applying it to individuals prior to 1700. History The family's oldest known ancestor is the knight, Lawspeaker of Värend, and Councillor of the Realm Nils Sigridsson (Natt och Dag), who is first attested in a document from 11 May 1280 and lived at Ringshult, near Torpa in Östergötland. It is possible the family's origins stretch even further back. Gabriel Anrep, a Swedish genealogist of the 19th century, wrote: In the fifteenth century, the famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
