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Jun 18, 2024 · Eric Haraldsson (Erik, anglicised form of Old Norse: Eiríkr;[1] died 954), nicknamed ‘Bloodaxe’ (blóðøx), was a 10th-century Scandinavian ruler. He is thought to have had short-lived terms as the second king of Norway and as the last independent ruler of the kingdom of Northumbria (c. 947/8-948 and 952-5).
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3 days ago · Eric Bloodaxe, the exiled son of Harold Fairhair, had already won a great reputation as a sea-rover when he descended upon Northumbria. The magnates at York at once 'broke both pledge and also oaths' to acclaim him, and Eadred invaded Yorkshire with a considerable force.
Jun 11, 2024 · Following this victory, Eric Bloodaxe ascended to the throne of Norway and declared Egil an outlaw. This gave any inhabitants of his realm the legal right to kill Egil on sight, one of the most heinous punishments that could be inflicted in early medieval Scandinavia.
Jun 13, 2024 · After marrying the violent Eric Bloodaxe, Gunnhildr fled to England and then the Orkney Islands following his defeat, spending her old age in Harald Bluetooth's court, where she may have drowned in a bog in 977.
2 days ago · In the Saga of Egil Skalagrimsson part of the action takes place in the hall of King Eric Bloodaxe at York in about 948, perhaps at this spot. It may have been the castrum razed to the ground by Athelstan in c . 930, when he distributed to his army the ample booty found there.
Jun 24, 2024 · According to Snorri’s sagas, Bjørn Farmann, the son of Harald Fairhair, was killed by his brother Eric Bloodaxe at the Sæheimr estate around 934 C.E. This is now the village of Sem, which is close to Jarlsberg Manor.
Jun 27, 2024 · Harald’s offspring also enjoyed success, with Eric Bloodaxe and Haakon the Good both succeeding Harald to become kings after his death. The one question mark on his legacy, however, comes from the accusations of modern historians that, rather like Ragnar Lothbrok, Fairhair’s existence is more legend than fact.
