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- ↑ "Olaf II Haraldsson | king of Norway".
- ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/f/Jeanne-M-Hoflen/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0975.html [ user-generated source ]
- ↑ Krag, Claus (28 September 2014). "Magnus 1 Olavsson Den Gode". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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