... of his subjects appear to have still been pagan—and in the1070s the German writer, Adam of Bremen, records that pagan ritualswere still taking place at the cult center of Gamla Uppsala. Olof’spower ... political spheres of in-fluence, under Svein of Denmark, with the Earls of Lade dominant incentral and northern Norway and the Swedish king, Olof Skötkonung,holding power in the province of Ranrike ... deposition of the unfortunate opponent of the emperor,Michael Calaphates, when he attacked the Empress Zoe in 1 042 . InEngland, the weakness of King Æthelred II’s rule led to the victory of Svein...