Statue of King Olaf Haraldsson inside St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall (Orkney)

Title: Statue of King Olaf Haraldsson inside St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall (Orkney)
Submitted by: Elizabeth Trueman
Description: Wooden statue of St Olaf, gifted to Orkney in 1937 by Nidaros Cathedral in Norway. The missionary saint is depicted with a large Dane-axe.

Contributor supplied: Statue of King Olaf Tryggvason [editor: Olaf Haraldsson / St Olaf] of Norway inside St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.
Identifier: NM-01375
Date: 1937
Place of Origin: Nidaros Cathedral; Trondheim; Norway
Current Location: Broad St, Kirkwall KW15 1DH, UK; 58.98160329999999, -2.9608644
Format: Wood
Type: Monument & Memorial See all items with this value; Artefact & Artwork See all items with this value
Subject: Olaf Haraldsson / Saint Olaf; Sculpture / Installation
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0
depicts: Olaf Haraldsson / Saint Olaf See all items with this value; Axe See all items with this value

Media: Statue of King Olaf Tryggvason inside St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall (Orkney)

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