Tryggve Olafsson
Norwegian petty king
About Tryggve Olafsson
Lived 930 – 963 (aged 32–33). Tryggve Olafsson was a Norwegian king.
Tryggve Olafsson (; ; born c. 928 in Ringerike – died 963 in Sotnes, Bohuslän, Västra Götaland, Sweden) was the king of Viken, Norway (Vingulmark and Rånrike). He is the son of Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf and grandson of Norwegian King Harald Fairhair. He is also father to Norwegian King Olaf Tryggvason.
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Norwegian petty king
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Tryggve Olafsson was born in 930.
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Tryggve Olafsson died in 963.
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Tryggve Olafsson was a king.
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Tryggve Olafsson was Norwegian.
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