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Passio Olavi

Gerhard Munthe: Illustration for the Saga of St Olaf in the Heimskringla (1899 edition), showing Olaf as the King of Heaven

Passio a miracule beati Olavi ('The Passion and Miracles of the Blessed Olaf'), better known as Passio Olavi, is a collection of legends about the Norwegian national saint Olaf II the Holy. The text was probably collected while Eysteinn Erlendsson was Archbishop of Nidaros (1159–1188) and is possibly written by Eysteinn himself. Egil Kraggerud dated the Passio Olavi to c. 1150–1160.[1]

The text is available in two versions, the more familiar long version is an Old Norse version of an Old Norwegian Homily Book, read on St Olaf's feast day (Olsok).[2] A shorter version in Latin had wide distribution and is found in several places in Europe including : England, France, Austria and Finland.[2] The long version is also known in an English manuscript from Fountains Abbey near York, which was the parent monastery of Lyse Abbey in Norway.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Egil Kraggerud. "Hellig-Olavs dåp hos Theoricus Monachus og i hans kilder". In: Collegium Mediviale, 2012, P. 107.
  2. ^ a b c Gro Steinsland i innledningen til teksten i antologien Draumkvedet, og tekster fra norrøn middelalder, 2004.