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The correct answer to This day in history II was found by Jan Ivan with credit to Tahel.



A certain amount of years ago on this day (29/07), something happened. What is it and how many years ago did it happen?



Saint Snowman

And son of Harold

A first for the monarchs

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The correct answer to This day in history II was found by Jan Ivan with credit to Tahel.



A certain amount of years ago on this day (29/07), something happened. What is it and how many years ago did it happen?



Saint Snowman

And son of Harold

A first for the monarchs

Who died a bloody death










share|improve this question









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    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    TBQH I'm no historian, everything boils down to my excellent Google searching skills.
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    – Mordechai
    3 hours ago














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The correct answer to This day in history II was found by Jan Ivan with credit to Tahel.



A certain amount of years ago on this day (29/07), something happened. What is it and how many years ago did it happen?



Saint Snowman

And son of Harold

A first for the monarchs

Who died a bloody death










share|improve this question









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The correct answer to This day in history II was found by Jan Ivan with credit to Tahel.



A certain amount of years ago on this day (29/07), something happened. What is it and how many years ago did it happen?



Saint Snowman

And son of Harold

A first for the monarchs

Who died a bloody death







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  • $begingroup$
    TBQH I'm no historian, everything boils down to my excellent Google searching skills.
    $endgroup$
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    3 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    What are the odds of 3 people replying within 2 minutes of each other, roughly 20 minutes after the question is asked?
    $endgroup$
    – im_so_meta_even_this_acronym
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  • $begingroup$
    TBQH I'm no historian, everything boils down to my excellent Google searching skills.
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    3 hours ago
















$begingroup$
What are the odds of 3 people replying within 2 minutes of each other, roughly 20 minutes after the question is asked?
$endgroup$
– im_so_meta_even_this_acronym
8 hours ago




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What are the odds of 3 people replying within 2 minutes of each other, roughly 20 minutes after the question is asked?
$endgroup$
– im_so_meta_even_this_acronym
8 hours ago












$begingroup$
TBQH I'm no historian, everything boils down to my excellent Google searching skills.
$endgroup$
– Mordechai
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Battle of Stiklestad-Death of King Olaf II in 1030 (989 years ago)




Saint Snowman




Saint - the Roman Catholic Church declared Olaf a saint in 1164,Snowman-Olaf is the snowman in "frozen"




And son of Harold




his father was Harald Grenske




A first for the monarchs




The first king of Norway was his great-great-grandfather




Who died a bloody death




in Battle of Stiklestad







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    Better answer, to be honest; I missed (and still miss) the snowman part. +1
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    8 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai - Olaf is a snowman in the movie Frozen so that’s probably the reference here.
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Well done to both of you +1 each. I can't tell who answered before who but it looks as if it was amazingly close. I'm going to give Tahel the correct answer mark as he explained it in more detail. But both amazing. I thought this would be way more obscure but both found it instantaneously
    $endgroup$
    – William Pennanti
    6 hours ago



















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Olaf II of Norway a.k.a. St. Olaf, son of Harald Grenske was killed in the Battle of Stiklestad.







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  • $begingroup$
    Come on, we answered almost at that moment and the same answer, we have telepathy ..., you deserve +1 just for that ...
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel - 3 minutes isn't exactly a moment ;)
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Dear @INTERESTING You are right, but what will I do, for me the browser takes time to refresh, (much more than 3 minutes 😥),I've seen the answer of Mordechai only after I've written mine and I had a disappointing erase it (it takes me a long time to write any answer because I do not know English at a high level-English is not my mother tongue).
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai,I am sorry for the question, but are you Jewish? If that's true, I am too(שלום from the holy Land...) –
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel כן אני יהודי חרדי וגר בברוקלין באמרקה. נעים מאוד לפגש אותך...
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the answer is:




Battle of Stiklestad-Death of King Olaf II in 1030 (989 years ago)




Saint Snowman




Saint - the Roman Catholic Church declared Olaf a saint in 1164,Snowman-Olaf is the snowman in "frozen"




And son of Harold




his father was Harald Grenske




A first for the monarchs




The first king of Norway was his great-great-grandfather




Who died a bloody death




in Battle of Stiklestad







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  • $begingroup$
    Better answer, to be honest; I missed (and still miss) the snowman part. +1
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    8 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai - Olaf is a snowman in the movie Frozen so that’s probably the reference here.
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Well done to both of you +1 each. I can't tell who answered before who but it looks as if it was amazingly close. I'm going to give Tahel the correct answer mark as he explained it in more detail. But both amazing. I thought this would be way more obscure but both found it instantaneously
    $endgroup$
    – William Pennanti
    6 hours ago
















4












$begingroup$

the answer is:




Battle of Stiklestad-Death of King Olaf II in 1030 (989 years ago)




Saint Snowman




Saint - the Roman Catholic Church declared Olaf a saint in 1164,Snowman-Olaf is the snowman in "frozen"




And son of Harold




his father was Harald Grenske




A first for the monarchs




The first king of Norway was his great-great-grandfather




Who died a bloody death




in Battle of Stiklestad







share|improve this answer











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  • $begingroup$
    Better answer, to be honest; I missed (and still miss) the snowman part. +1
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    8 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai - Olaf is a snowman in the movie Frozen so that’s probably the reference here.
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Well done to both of you +1 each. I can't tell who answered before who but it looks as if it was amazingly close. I'm going to give Tahel the correct answer mark as he explained it in more detail. But both amazing. I thought this would be way more obscure but both found it instantaneously
    $endgroup$
    – William Pennanti
    6 hours ago














4












4








4





$begingroup$

the answer is:




Battle of Stiklestad-Death of King Olaf II in 1030 (989 years ago)




Saint Snowman




Saint - the Roman Catholic Church declared Olaf a saint in 1164,Snowman-Olaf is the snowman in "frozen"




And son of Harold




his father was Harald Grenske




A first for the monarchs




The first king of Norway was his great-great-grandfather




Who died a bloody death




in Battle of Stiklestad







share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



the answer is:




Battle of Stiklestad-Death of King Olaf II in 1030 (989 years ago)




Saint Snowman




Saint - the Roman Catholic Church declared Olaf a saint in 1164,Snowman-Olaf is the snowman in "frozen"




And son of Harold




his father was Harald Grenske




A first for the monarchs




The first king of Norway was his great-great-grandfather




Who died a bloody death




in Battle of Stiklestad








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    Better answer, to be honest; I missed (and still miss) the snowman part. +1
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  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai - Olaf is a snowman in the movie Frozen so that’s probably the reference here.
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Well done to both of you +1 each. I can't tell who answered before who but it looks as if it was amazingly close. I'm going to give Tahel the correct answer mark as he explained it in more detail. But both amazing. I thought this would be way more obscure but both found it instantaneously
    $endgroup$
    – William Pennanti
    6 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    Better answer, to be honest; I missed (and still miss) the snowman part. +1
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    8 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai - Olaf is a snowman in the movie Frozen so that’s probably the reference here.
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Well done to both of you +1 each. I can't tell who answered before who but it looks as if it was amazingly close. I'm going to give Tahel the correct answer mark as he explained it in more detail. But both amazing. I thought this would be way more obscure but both found it instantaneously
    $endgroup$
    – William Pennanti
    6 hours ago
















$begingroup$
Better answer, to be honest; I missed (and still miss) the snowman part. +1
$endgroup$
– Mordechai
8 hours ago






$begingroup$
Better answer, to be honest; I missed (and still miss) the snowman part. +1
$endgroup$
– Mordechai
8 hours ago














$begingroup$
@Mordechai - Olaf is a snowman in the movie Frozen so that’s probably the reference here.
$endgroup$
– I N T E R E S T I N G
7 hours ago




$begingroup$
@Mordechai - Olaf is a snowman in the movie Frozen so that’s probably the reference here.
$endgroup$
– I N T E R E S T I N G
7 hours ago












$begingroup$
Well done to both of you +1 each. I can't tell who answered before who but it looks as if it was amazingly close. I'm going to give Tahel the correct answer mark as he explained it in more detail. But both amazing. I thought this would be way more obscure but both found it instantaneously
$endgroup$
– William Pennanti
6 hours ago




$begingroup$
Well done to both of you +1 each. I can't tell who answered before who but it looks as if it was amazingly close. I'm going to give Tahel the correct answer mark as he explained it in more detail. But both amazing. I thought this would be way more obscure but both found it instantaneously
$endgroup$
– William Pennanti
6 hours ago













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Olaf II of Norway a.k.a. St. Olaf, son of Harald Grenske was killed in the Battle of Stiklestad.







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  • $begingroup$
    Come on, we answered almost at that moment and the same answer, we have telepathy ..., you deserve +1 just for that ...
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel - 3 minutes isn't exactly a moment ;)
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Dear @INTERESTING You are right, but what will I do, for me the browser takes time to refresh, (much more than 3 minutes 😥),I've seen the answer of Mordechai only after I've written mine and I had a disappointing erase it (it takes me a long time to write any answer because I do not know English at a high level-English is not my mother tongue).
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai,I am sorry for the question, but are you Jewish? If that's true, I am too(שלום from the holy Land...) –
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel כן אני יהודי חרדי וגר בברוקלין באמרקה. נעים מאוד לפגש אותך...
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    3 hours ago
















3












$begingroup$


Olaf II of Norway a.k.a. St. Olaf, son of Harald Grenske was killed in the Battle of Stiklestad.







share|improve this answer









$endgroup$















  • $begingroup$
    Come on, we answered almost at that moment and the same answer, we have telepathy ..., you deserve +1 just for that ...
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel - 3 minutes isn't exactly a moment ;)
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Dear @INTERESTING You are right, but what will I do, for me the browser takes time to refresh, (much more than 3 minutes 😥),I've seen the answer of Mordechai only after I've written mine and I had a disappointing erase it (it takes me a long time to write any answer because I do not know English at a high level-English is not my mother tongue).
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai,I am sorry for the question, but are you Jewish? If that's true, I am too(שלום from the holy Land...) –
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel כן אני יהודי חרדי וגר בברוקלין באמרקה. נעים מאוד לפגש אותך...
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    3 hours ago














3












3








3





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Olaf II of Norway a.k.a. St. Olaf, son of Harald Grenske was killed in the Battle of Stiklestad.







share|improve this answer









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Olaf II of Norway a.k.a. St. Olaf, son of Harald Grenske was killed in the Battle of Stiklestad.








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  • $begingroup$
    Come on, we answered almost at that moment and the same answer, we have telepathy ..., you deserve +1 just for that ...
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel - 3 minutes isn't exactly a moment ;)
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Dear @INTERESTING You are right, but what will I do, for me the browser takes time to refresh, (much more than 3 minutes 😥),I've seen the answer of Mordechai only after I've written mine and I had a disappointing erase it (it takes me a long time to write any answer because I do not know English at a high level-English is not my mother tongue).
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai,I am sorry for the question, but are you Jewish? If that's true, I am too(שלום from the holy Land...) –
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel כן אני יהודי חרדי וגר בברוקלין באמרקה. נעים מאוד לפגש אותך...
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    3 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    Come on, we answered almost at that moment and the same answer, we have telepathy ..., you deserve +1 just for that ...
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel - 3 minutes isn't exactly a moment ;)
    $endgroup$
    – I N T E R E S T I N G
    7 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Dear @INTERESTING You are right, but what will I do, for me the browser takes time to refresh, (much more than 3 minutes 😥),I've seen the answer of Mordechai only after I've written mine and I had a disappointing erase it (it takes me a long time to write any answer because I do not know English at a high level-English is not my mother tongue).
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Mordechai,I am sorry for the question, but are you Jewish? If that's true, I am too(שלום from the holy Land...) –
    $endgroup$
    – Tahel
    6 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Tahel כן אני יהודי חרדי וגר בברוקלין באמרקה. נעים מאוד לפגש אותך...
    $endgroup$
    – Mordechai
    3 hours ago
















$begingroup$
Come on, we answered almost at that moment and the same answer, we have telepathy ..., you deserve +1 just for that ...
$endgroup$
– Tahel
8 hours ago




$begingroup$
Come on, we answered almost at that moment and the same answer, we have telepathy ..., you deserve +1 just for that ...
$endgroup$
– Tahel
8 hours ago












$begingroup$
@Tahel - 3 minutes isn't exactly a moment ;)
$endgroup$
– I N T E R E S T I N G
7 hours ago




$begingroup$
@Tahel - 3 minutes isn't exactly a moment ;)
$endgroup$
– I N T E R E S T I N G
7 hours ago












$begingroup$
Dear @INTERESTING You are right, but what will I do, for me the browser takes time to refresh, (much more than 3 minutes 😥),I've seen the answer of Mordechai only after I've written mine and I had a disappointing erase it (it takes me a long time to write any answer because I do not know English at a high level-English is not my mother tongue).
$endgroup$
– Tahel
6 hours ago




$begingroup$
Dear @INTERESTING You are right, but what will I do, for me the browser takes time to refresh, (much more than 3 minutes 😥),I've seen the answer of Mordechai only after I've written mine and I had a disappointing erase it (it takes me a long time to write any answer because I do not know English at a high level-English is not my mother tongue).
$endgroup$
– Tahel
6 hours ago












$begingroup$
@Mordechai,I am sorry for the question, but are you Jewish? If that's true, I am too(שלום from the holy Land...) –
$endgroup$
– Tahel
6 hours ago




$begingroup$
@Mordechai,I am sorry for the question, but are you Jewish? If that's true, I am too(שלום from the holy Land...) –
$endgroup$
– Tahel
6 hours ago












$begingroup$
@Tahel כן אני יהודי חרדי וגר בברוקלין באמרקה. נעים מאוד לפגש אותך...
$endgroup$
– Mordechai
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
@Tahel כן אני יהודי חרדי וגר בברוקלין באמרקה. נעים מאוד לפגש אותך...
$endgroup$
– Mordechai
3 hours ago


















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