Olaf Cuaran
10th century Norse king of Northumbria and Dublin
Facts
18 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- 1000
- Date of death
- 981
- Place of birth
- York
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Occupation
- king
- Position held
- King of Northumbria[15]
- Father
- Sitric Cáech[6]
- Mother
- Edith of Polesworth[7]
- Spouse
- Gormflaith ingen Murchada, Donnfhlaith (?), unknown daughter of Scotland[8][9][10]
- Child
- Sigtrygg Silkbeard, Glúniairn, Máel Muire ingen Amlaíb, Reginald (?)[11][12][13][14]
- Described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20][21]
- Participated in conflict
- Battle of Tara[18]
- Time period
- 10th century generation[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Amlaib Cuaran
en Olaf Cuaran
en Olaf Cuaran, King of Northumbria
en Olaf, King of York
da Olav Kvåran
el Αμλάιμπ Κουαράν
fr Olaf Kvaran
id Amlaíb Cuarán
it Olaf di Dublino
it Olaf di York
it Olaf Quaran
ja アヴラブ・クアラン
ja オラフ・ストリクソン
ko 올라프 크바란
nl Olaf Cuaran
nl Olaf Cuaran, King of Northumbria
ru Олав III
uk Олаф II
zh 奥拉夫四世
zh 奧拉夫·庫蘭
🔖 Identifiers · 16
- Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
- 000174
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Olaf-Sihtricson
- Freebase ID
- /m/015s__
- Genealogics.org person ID
- I00250084
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000003645985234
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
- Olav_Sigtrygsson_Kvaran, Olav_Kvaran
- Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
- Olav_Sigtryggsson_Kvaran
- Numista ruling authority ID
- 7257
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 20671
- PASE ID
- 74352
- Rodovid ID
- 145523
- Roglo person ID
- p=olaf;n=sitricsson
Show all 16 identifiers +4
- The Peerage person ID
- p54618.htm#i546172, p18896.htm#i188951, p10294.htm#i102940
- Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
- olaf-re-di-dublino-e-york
- WeRelate person ID
- Amlaíb_Cuarán_(1)
- WikiTree person ID
- Sitricsson-3
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Mother 1
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Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Sibling 1
Siblings 1
Spouse 1
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Summary
Olaf Cuaran was born on January 1, 1000[1], in York[2]. He died on January 1, 981[3], in Dublin[4]. He worked as a king[5].
FAQs
Where was Olaf Cuaran born?
Olaf Cuaran's place of birth was York[2].
Where did Olaf Cuaran die?
Olaf Cuaran died in Dublin[4].
Who were Olaf Cuaran's parents?
Olaf Cuaran's father was Sitric Cáech[6]. Olaf Cuaran's mother was Edith of Polesworth[7].
Who was Olaf Cuaran married to?
Olaf Cuaran's spouses include Gormflaith ingen Murchada[8], Donnfhlaith (?)[9], and unknown daughter of Scotland[10].
What did Olaf Cuaran do for work?
Olaf Cuaran worked as a king[5].