Dag Ringsson
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Dag Ringsson was a Norwegian chieftain from Oppland
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According to Snorri Sturluson
, Dag Ringsson was a descendant of Harald Fairhair. His family had settled in Sweden
, where Dag was a nobleman at the service of the Swedish king. In 1026, King Olaf II of Norway
had lost the Battle of the Helgeå
, and in 1029 the Norwegian nobles, seething with discontent, rallied round the invading Cnut the Great of Denmark, forcing Olaf to flee. During his exile, King Olaf stayed some time in Sweden in the province of Närke
with Sigtrygg of Nerike
. While in Sweden, King Olaf was able to recruit Dag and his manpower to his project of recapturing Norway.
Dag Ringsson was a member of King Olaf's army at the Battle of Stiklestad
in 1030. After King Olaf had fallen at Stiklestad, Dag led his forces for the remainder of the battle. However, the peasant army soon overwhelmed the remnants of the king's men. Dag and his followers fled back to Sweden. Dag Ringsson did not appear on the political scene of Norway at any point later.
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
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According to Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was twice elected lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althing...
, Dag Ringsson was a descendant of Harald Fairhair. His family had settled in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, where Dag was a nobleman at the service of the Swedish king. In 1026, King Olaf II of Norway
Olaf II of Norway
Olaf II Haraldsson was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae and canonised in Nidaros by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. Enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral...
had lost the Battle of the Helgeå
Battle of the Helgeå
Battle of the Helgeå was a naval engagement which took place during 1026, between joint Danish and English forces and a combined Norwegian and Swedish force, at the estuary of a river called Helgeå in Sweden.King Olaf II of Norway and King Anund Jakob of Sweden took advantage of the commitment...
, and in 1029 the Norwegian nobles, seething with discontent, rallied round the invading Cnut the Great of Denmark, forcing Olaf to flee. During his exile, King Olaf stayed some time in Sweden in the province of Närke
Närke
' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwest, and Värmland to the northwest...
with Sigtrygg of Nerike
Sigtrygg of Nerike
Sigtrygg was a powerful man in Nerike who received Saint Olaf. He is said to have been the ancestor of a Swedish noble family named Natt och Dag ....
. While in Sweden, King Olaf was able to recruit Dag and his manpower to his project of recapturing Norway.
Dag Ringsson was a member of King Olaf's army at the Battle of Stiklestad
Battle of Stiklestad
The Battle of Stiklestad in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway. In this battle, King Olaf II of Norway was killed. He was later canonized...
in 1030. After King Olaf had fallen at Stiklestad, Dag led his forces for the remainder of the battle. However, the peasant army soon overwhelmed the remnants of the king's men. Dag and his followers fled back to Sweden. Dag Ringsson did not appear on the political scene of Norway at any point later.