Description Saint Olaf is the patron saint of Norway. He tried to exterminte the old believes with force.As such the church tried to give him the attributes formaly identified with Thor. Olav also had a red beard and his favourite weapon was an axe.I local lore he bacame the main opponent of the trolls as had been the case with Thor. In this stoy he rides throug the mountains and passes the habitation of a Troll woman. Sge says: 'Saint Olaf, with your broad beard, you ride so close to my cellar'. He replies ' stand thou now in stock and stone, untill I pass by again' The troll woman gets petrified. And of course saint Olaf never passes that way again. Aren't these saint cruel?;-)