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    is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just before the union with Sweden was dissolved in 1905, the Order of the Norwegian Lion was...
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    Olav V (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːlɑːv dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until...
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    Christian institutions with Scandinavian links as well as Norway's Order of St. Olav are named after him. Olaf's Old Norse name is Óláfr Haraldsson [ˈoːlɑːvz̠...
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    is also a painter. Waaktaar-Savoy was named Knights First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international...
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    Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success. The son of Reidar, a chief...
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    for "outstanding service in the interests of Norway". Its counterpart, the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, is generally only awarded to Norwegian citizens...
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    The St. Olav's Medal and the St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch were instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 17 March 1939. They are awarded in recognition...
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    Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.  Norway – Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav – Grand...
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    Knights of the 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for their contribution to Norwegian music. The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav is granted...
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    and "Foot of the Mountain". A-ha has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. He was named Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald...
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  • Christian Fredrik Borchgrevink (category Academic staff of the University of Oslo)
    Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1996. Borchgrevink died in Oslo on 13 October 2024, at the age of 100. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Christian...
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    Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav, founded by King Oscar I of Norway on 21 August 1847. Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg), Order founded in 1099...
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    October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022. "Appointment to the Order of St. Olav". The Royal House of Norway. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved...
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    Mads Gilbert (category Academic staff of the University of Tromsø)
    On 6 May 2013, King Harald V appointed Gilbert as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav for his "wide-ranging services to emergency medicine." He has also...
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    Theodor Kittelsen (category Illustrators of fairy tales)
    Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. In 1908 he was made Knight of The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. However, he was forced to sell and leave Lauvlia in 1910...
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  • Ingrid Christensen (category Explorers of Antarctica)
    public efforts, Christensen received Norway's Knighthood, First Class, Order of St Olav, in 1946. Ingrid Christensen Coast in East Antarctica was discovered...
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  • appointed Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav "for his contribution as an artist". His series of paintings; "Lack of Memory" (1992) was named one...
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    Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit  Norway: Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav  Portugal: Grand...
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  • (2001) of the Order of St. Olav Empress Michiko: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2001) Crown Prince Naruhito: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2001)...
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    the collar of the Royal Order of St. Olav. The following coats of arms are displayed with the collar of the Order of St. Olav. However, not all Princes...
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    Knights of the 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for their contribution to Norwegian music. The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav is granted...
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    Knight (redirect from Knighthood, Orders of)
    Spanish Order of Santiago, and the Norwegian Order of St. Olav. There are also dynastic orders like the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Imperial Order of the...
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    Farouk Al-Kasim (category History of the petroleum industry in Norway)
    exploration of Norway's petroleum resources within the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Al-Kasim was decorated Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav in 24...
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  • Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1994. He is a former Captain of the Royal Company of Archers and a former convenor of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs...
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  • Medal for Outstanding Civic Service (category Order, decoration, and medal stubs)
    Norwegian order of precedence, after recipients of the War Cross with sword and before holders of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. Gold Haakon VII of Norway...
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    Oslo (redirect from Capital of Norway)
    of A-ha and Savoy; Knight of the Order of St Olav Magne Furuholmen (born 1962), keyboardist, songwriter of A-ha and Apparatjik; Knight of the Order of...
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    Supreme Commander of the Norwegian Armed Forces and Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. The King...
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    She is a recipient of the Amanda Award, and of the Order of St. Olav. Tellefsen was born in Malvik on 23 August 1930, a daughter of Johan Fredriksen and...
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    Knighthood of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav by King Harald V of Norway. He was presented with the award in a ceremony the next day in his hometown of Kristiansund...
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    Norwegian Bokmål). Folkorg.no. Retrieved 7 August 2021. "Utnevnelse til St. Olavs Orden". Kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Nordseth, Pål (7 October 2012)....
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