Talk:Olav V

message: Will the Olav V of Norway site, post the photos (if you can get them) ,of the Doctor or Doctor's son , put the photo next to King Olav V photo ,so us Wiki readers could see the claimed physical resemblances? And thus make are own conclusions? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.176.56.139 (talk) 23:08, October 23, 2005 (UTC)
: This is exactly why Boman-Larsen used the photoes. People think it is a good proof of kinship. Maybe because we are accustomed to look at old pictures of grandparents and great grandparents to find out who we ourselves can contribute our looks to. But if you have done this you might have noticed that sometimes you might see more simmilarities in some pictures than in others. You might also have noticed that sometimes it seems like you don't even "look like yourself" in some pictures of yourself. And add to that that you sometimes find people hwo you are not related to but still might share many of your features. This might be why so many scholars are very critical of Boman-Laren when he claims the pictures as proof. I have seen the pictures and the two men look similar. But in my oppinion this is much because of the similar hairline and hairdo, posture, clothing and the quality of the pictures. Now this is the only picture I have seen of the doctors son, but I have seen many pictures of King Olav from the same period and the resemblance isn't very strong in those. In addition I can mention that I have a picture of my great uncle where he looks very much like Olav and the doctor's son in these pictures. So am I related to King Olav or the doctor? Hmmm....:)Inge 13:26, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Show the Photos, if you got them

message: I fail to see the relevance of Empress Josephine de Beauharnais in this article. She had nothing whatsoever to do with Norwegian succession nor any other items relevant to Olav and Märtha.
They have thousands of common ancestors, and undoubtedly all such should be mentioned, if Josephine is mentioned.
Therefore, I ask further reasons why just Josephine is highlighted here. 
(Besides, if Olav was not biologically son of Haakon, then he is NOT a descendant of Josephine de Beauharnais, since Haakon's mother was his only link to Josephine. His wife undoubtedly is.) 62.78.121.189 11:15, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  de Beauharnais 

message: Maybe I'm being picky but, I think a photo of King Olav V would be more appropiate for this article. There's something cold about the statue, it shouldn't be the top (only) photo of the article. Just my opinion User:GoodDay  21:29, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo of Olav V Statue ,too cold

message: Could someone post a picture of Olav when he is on the tram? I think it is a very good picture that really shows what kind of man he was. http://www.nrk.no/underholdning/store_norske/4544536.html This is a link to the picture and an interview with the girl who sat next to him on the tram, but I dont know how to add it to the article nor do I know the copyright laws, so instead of pissing anyone off I'm asking if any of you can. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.249.188.3 (talk) 21:18, March 7, 2006 (UTC)
:It seems that photo is owned by Scanpix.Inge 08:57, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That needs not stop us. That image is iconic and could easily be given an article on its own. To Norwegians and connoisseurs/friends of Norwegian culture it is as emblematic as the photo of Phan Thị Kim Phúc by Nick Út or the more recent Falling Man sequence to an international audience. Thus, a fair use rationale for discerning placement accompanied by a pertinent discussion should make such use possible. __meco (talk) 07:53, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

text: There really needs to be a more modern photo of King Olav in this article; there must be thousands to choose from.  His rounder face and generous smile are fondly remembered, still, by most Norwegians.  - Hordaland (talk) 12:52, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Olav on the tram 

message: This medal is mentioned, but there seems to be no other record of it anywhere. Is the name correct? How come Olav is the only person on the planet who received it...?
Evert (talk) 18:43, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This page from the Royal House lists the medal as one awarded by the Netherlands (look under Nederland) in 1948. I guess it is a medal awarded by the dutch royal house to participants of the installation of Juliana of the Netherlands on the throne. These more or less "internal" royal house medals are not commonly mentioned as regular people rarely get them, I again guess. Also the name could be in a different language.Inge (talk) 11:30, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Medaille d'Installation Solennelle? 

message: I`m pretty sure that I`ve read King Olav said this, but some Googling produced an article from NRK (norwegian) : http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/innenriks/4792640.html
Maybe that part should be rewritten? I think it is an important part of the article, to show that King Olav really was held high in regard in Norway. Trondos 20:44, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreferenced statement about 4 million bodyguards 

message: Shouldn't Wikipedia remain consistent, and keep its Olaf > Olav policy when it comes to Norwegian royalty in English? 
--Jorsalfarer (talk) 00:15, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: No. He called himself Olav. We don't translate the names of monarchs into English unless it's commonly done. That's why the article for King Baudouin of Belgium isn't listed under Baldwin. There's no consistent rule on this, but monarchs whose names were normally rendered in English untranslated are kept that way. Since the various King Felipes of Spain were known as English as Philip (even though Juan Carlos didn't become John Charles, go figure), and the King Henris of France were called Henry in English, we translate those. But King Olav of Norway was called Olav, so Olav it is. Jsc1973 (talk) 03:53, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Olaf VS Olav 

message: Hi,
aren't there enough synonyms in English to formulate this better?
"Escape" offers itself, a little less inglorious than "fleeing", isn't it?
"Went into/ joined the monarch in exile"? (The NO GOvernment styled itself "eksilregjeringen", IIRC).
If English had been German, I'd have written something like " ... sich dem Zugriff der deutschen Besatzungsmacht (or something) entzogen ...", i.e. "avoided" (?) capture by the (xxx) by going ..." (?).  Since not a native speaker, I don't know how to put this right. Perhaps someone could assist. TiA, if so.
T 88.89.219.147 (talk) 00:58, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fled/went ... to the UK in WWII? 

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message: Does anyone find verification of reliable sources among the ancestors of King Olav V? --49.150.110.214 (talk) 10:40, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ancestral table 

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