Sturluson wrote in 1293 that King Olaf Tryggvason, Olaf I of Norway (995-1000), who was responsible for converting the Vikings to Christianity, had been buried underneath the cathedral.
Snorri Sturluson was wrong
Submitted by Sharikkamur on Sun, 2006-12-31 09:22
A new investigation of the cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, has revealed that Icelandic literary hero Snorri Sturluson had been wrong in his documentation of the cathedral’s history.
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