the battle at Stiklestad, Peter Nicolai Arbo
the battle at Stiklestad, Peter Nicolai Arbo

The historical backdrop for the game

The Viking king, the saint king and Norway's eternal king. What is really the background to why a Game about Olav Haraldsson / Olav the Holy has been set up here?

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The history of the game

Who was the author Olav Gullvåg? Or the composer Paul Okkenhaug? And where did the idea for Sheriff Jon Suul come from?

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The action in the Game about Saint Olav

On the mountain farm Sul, near Stiklestad, lives a peaceful farming family. They end up at the center of powerful events in a dispute about power over country and kingdom.

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The characters in the game

Who was Tormod Kolbrunarskald really? Get a quick introduction to the characters in the Game of Saint Olav. Their names and who they are, were they real or made up?