Olaf of Norway: Episode Three
6/24/202618 min
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage
🗺️ Olaf of Norway - Episode Three: The Viking and the Faith
Norway. 1015 A.D. Olaf Haraldsson returns to Norway ready to fight for the throne and bring his people to Christ. But the forces against him are numerous and terrible. Olaf and his Vikings must face traitorous jarls, bloodthirsty berserkers, and the very gods of Norway's past. The battle for the soul of Norway begins!
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🚦 Rating: 10+
Olaf Haraldsson rises to become king and patron saint of Norway. Drawn by a mysterious dream and an unexpected calling, he commits himself to unifying his fractured homeland and leading his people to Christ. He wrestles with his conscience as he strives to govern with love rather than force, repents of his violent past, and ultimately journeys toward martyrdom, laying down his life in battle for the soul of Norway.
This series contains frequent moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices and the realities of Viking warfare. Characters face battle, bloodthirsty berserkers, treacherous jarls, rebellion, and invading armies. The series depicts pagan worship and the destruction of idols, religious conflict between Christianity and the Norse gods, threats against the king's life, spiritual temptation, and a climactic battle in which Olaf is killed. The series contains references to martyrdom, death, and war.
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[dramatic music] Norway, 1015 AD. Olaf Haraldson returns to Norway, ready to fight for the throne and bring his people to Christ, but the forces against him are numerous and terrible. Olaf and his Vikings must face traitorous jarls, bloodthirsty berserkers, and the very gods of Norway's past. The battle for the soul of Norway begins.
Peter Atkinson0:26
The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage. Olaf of Norway. Episode three, "The Viking and the Faith." Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at thesaintspodcast.com Men of Norway, to Prince Olaf and his successful campaign.
Speaker 30:57
Skol.
Speaker 40:58
Skol.
Speaker 30:59
[laughs] It is good to have you back, Olaf.
Speaker 11:04
It's good to be here, Father.
Speaker 51:06
You have grown into the king that I knew you would, my son.
Speaker 11:11
I am no king yet, Mother. I must claim the kingship. The Jarl of Lade, old Svein Haakonsson, still rules the east of Norway, aided by our Swedish neighbors.
Speaker 31:23
Thorir of the House of Hund is already moving in the south, and Jarl