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    Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Hallvard Den Hellige) (c. 1020–1043), commonly referred to as Saint Hallvard (Sankt Hallvard), is the patron saint of Oslo. He is...
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    household, most families owned only one or two slaves. In 1043, Hallvard Vebjørnsson, the son of a local nobleman in the district of greater Lier, was...
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    for which Saint George is remembered. Obscure outside Norway is Hallvard Vebjørnsson, the Patron Saint of Oslo, recognised as a martyr after being killed...
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  • (approximate date) Guo Xi, Chinese landscape painter (approximate date) Hallvard Vebjørnsson, Norwegian saint (approximate date) Kunigunde of Altdorf, German...
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  • editor is Jan Sigurd Østberg. The name is derived from the saint Hallvard Vebjørnsson. Arntzen, Jon G. (2009). "Selskabet for Oslo Byes Vel". In Godal...
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    and sunbathing, with its long, shallow beach. Hallvard Vebjørnsson (c. 1020 in Lier – 1043) or St. Hallvard, Oslo's patron saint Hans Christian Heg (1829...
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    Norway (1067-1093), Oslo became a cultural centre for Eastern Norway. Hallvard Vebjørnsson became the city's patron saint and is depicted on the city's seal...
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    for her life in 11th-century Oslo, was given refuge on the boat of Hallvard Vebjørnsson, who tried to shield her but was killed together with her by the...
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    Seóla (Ireland) George Maniakes, Byzantine general and governor Hallvard Vebjørnsson, Norwegian patron saint Hywel ab Owain, king of Glywysing (Wales)...
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    Rupert of Bingen (732) Saint Witesind of Córdoba, martyr (855) Saint Hallvard Vebjørnsson of Husaby (1043) Saint Anastasia of Latra Saint Panigirius of Cyprus...
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