Olaf the Hide

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  • Olaf the White: a viking sea-king who lived in the latter half of the 9th century. He was named King of Dublin around 853; during part of his reign he may have ruled together with his kinsman Ivar the Boneless (according to Irish sources only).
  • hide: in contrast to bone(less), also influenced by Danish hvid – white