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In 1014, Norwegian prince Olaf Haraldsson sailed to the aid of King Ethelred the Unready in his struggle with the Danes.
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Posted August 11 2018
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Zealous convert Olaf Tryggvason went from England to Norway to spread the Gospel, but it seemed the Lord did not like Olaf’s way of doing it.
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Posted August 11 2018
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Abdullah Abdul Kadir gives us his first-hand impressions of the Founder of Singapore and of his first wife, Olivia.
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Posted August 10 2018
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The busy trading hub of Malacca was to be consigned to history, until Stamford Raffles saw that history was one of its assets.
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Posted August 9 2018
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In 1274, the Pope and the Patriarch of Constantinople signed a historic reunion, but there were some formidable dissenters.
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Posted August 8 2018
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An aristocratic widow advertises for a husband, and among the line-up of natty and noble suitors is a rough-and-ready Olaf Tryggvason.
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Posted August 4 2018