Olav's Personal War On The Hanseatic League
After his dismissal Olav left Bergen and went to his manorial home at Talgø Island in Ryfylke. Here he began to set the wheels in motion towards his response to the Hansa's role in his dismissal. Olav soon equipped several pirate ships and started again to wage a naval war on the League by attacking and seizing its ships in the North Sea. Operating from a base on the east coast of Scotland, Olav captured a large percentage of the Hanseatic vessels heading for Bergen. Both Olav's wife Elisabeth and his two sons were each commanding ships in the piratical fleet harrying the Hansa vessels.
Elisabeth was especially successful in the family's piracy and rapidly became renowned all over Northern Europe for her wisdom and bravery.
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