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	Olaf the Red (also called Anlaf) was the Viking King of Scots. He invaded England in 937 AD where he defeated Earl Godreck and Earl Alfgeir and took control of Northumberland. King Olaf was killed and his troops defeated at the Battle of Brunanburh in Vin Moor by King Athelstan and his troops, led by the brothers [[Egil]] and Thorolf.		Olaf the Red (also called Anlaf) was the Viking King of Scots. He was Scot on his father's side and Danish on his mother's. He invaded England in 937 AD where he defeated Earl Godreck and Earl Alfgeir and took control of Northumberland. King Olaf was killed and his troops defeated at the Battle of Brunanburh in Vin Moor by King Athelstan and his troops, led by the brothers [[Egil]] and Thorolf.