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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Morten Harket (section Order of St. Olav)
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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Harald V (redirect from Ancestry of Harald V of Norway)
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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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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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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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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Magne Furuholmen (redirect from A Dot of Black In The Blue Of Your Bliss)
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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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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Norwegian royal family (redirect from Royal Family of Norway)
1992. When used as the royal coat of arms the shield features the insignias of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav around it and is framed by a royal...
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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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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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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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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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and star of the Order of St. Olav and the stars of the Order of the Elephant and the Order of the Seraphim. His best man, Count Flemming of Rosenborg...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hans Christian Henriksen (category Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal)
council of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse, Akers Mekaniske Verksted and Brage-Fram. He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1956)...
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Norway awarded Siem the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav for his service to business. He is the son of industrialist Martin Siem (1915-1996) and Inger Aagard...
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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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Leif Høegh (category Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal)
of directors and in 1974, his younger son Morten Westye Høegh became a board member. Order of St. Olav Order of the Dannebrog Order of Vasa Order of the...
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