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The False King Olaf and His Necklace of Letters

Richard Cole
Scandinavian Studies, March 2023, 95 (1) 1-34; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/sca.95.1.0001
Richard Cole
Aarhus University
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vol. 95 no. 1 1-34
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https://doi.org/10.3368/sca.95.1.0001
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  • Published online March 1, 2023.
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    • Who Was the False Olaf?
    • How Well Prepared Was the False Olaf?
    • The Imposture Begins
    • Pseudo-Olaf and His Papers
    • The Role of Mercantile Bureaucracy
    • Crowns and Necklaces
    • A Spectacle and Its Logic
    • Conclusion: Burning Papers, Burning Beliefs
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