The Saint Olav Drama

The Saint Olav Drama

The Saint Olav Drama (Norwegian: Spelet om Heilag Olav) is an outdoor theatre performance played every end of July in Stiklestad in Verdal, Norway, to commemorate the Battle of Stiklestad. The play was written by Olav Gullvåg, and has been staged every year since 1954.[1]

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  1. ^ "Stiklestad - The Saint Olav Drama". stiklestad.no. 2011 [last update]. http://www.stiklestad.no/international/english/drama/. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 

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