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Olav

The name Olav (Olaf,), the name of the Saint, King Olaf II who is the patron of Norway, has also been borne by a number of other Norwegian kings. Conventions of spelling remain quite fluid.

• Olaf I of Norway (969 - September 9, 1000)
• Olaf II of Norway, Saint Olaf, king from 1015 - 1028
• Olaf III of Norway, king from 1067 - 1093
• Olav Magnusson, 1103-1110
• Olaf IV of Norway, "Olaf Haakonsson," king from 1370 - August 23, 1387
• Olav V of Norway, king from from 1957 to 1991

See also List_of_Norwegian_monarchs.

OLAF in the European Union is an acronym for the Office Europeen de Lutte Anti-Fraude, the European Anti-Fraud Office.

For men with the first name "Olaf/Olav." see under their full names.

In its latinized form Olaf usually comes out as Olaus, with or without an umlaut on the "u", as is the case for Olaf Petersson, a disciple of Luther (and one of the first preachers of the Reform in Renaissance Sweden) who is also known as Olaus Petri.

There are also Olof-Olaf variants for pre-christian or early christian Swedish kings of the 10th century, such as the officially baptized Olof of Sweden.

See also List_of_Swedish_monarchs.

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