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Scenes from the Life of Saint Olaf, Altar, Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway
Battle of Stiklestad
Painted in the first half of the 14th century.
Source
Referenced on p.5, MAA - 399 - Medieval Scandinavian Armies (2): 1300-1500 by David Lindholm and Angus McBride
'The Death of St (King) Olaf', on the painted walls of Trondheim Cathedral. The arms and armour illustrated in this series are typical of those used in Norway by the ruler's well-equipped Hird men in the early 14th century. Note broad-brimmed chapel-de-fer helmets, conical helmets with nasal guards (out of date elsewhere in western Europe), full mail hauberks, coifs and chausses, plus couters for the elbows. Some of the helmets either include pendant cheek pieces or are worn over some form of bascinet. The weapons include swords, spears and axes. Particularly interesting is the man plunging a spear into the saint's chest; he seems to wear a large fur or animal-skin coat, and may represent a 'wild pagan' from the north. (in situ Trondheim Cathedral, Norway)
