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Nov 2, 2023 · Eric was king of Norway for just around five years, and that includes the time he shared power with his father. By himself, he ruled for 2-3 years. As is the case with many historical figures of that time period, we know little about what he did, and what we do know is clouded in uncertainty.
He ruled as King of Norway from 932 to 934, and twice as King of Northumbria: from 947 to 948, and again from 952 to 954.
Jan 16, 2019 · Eric Haraldsson, nicknamed Eric Bloodaxe, was a Norwegian ruler who lived during the 10th century. He is believed to have been the King of Norway, and later became the King of Northumbria.
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Dec 14, 2022 · The case of Eric Bloodaxe, however, is surprisingly complicated. This was a man who was not only a King of Norway – which is an absolute fact – for two years (c. 931 – 933 CE) but also ruled across the North Sea in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria.
Norway managed to stay neutral during the First World War, but the war still crept into Norwegian life and impacted it in numerous ways. With a large merchant fleet – the fourth largest in the world – and heavily dependent upon imports, Norway’s relations with the belligerent parties became problematic soon after the outbreak of war.
Sep 29, 2016 · Erik Bloodaxe ("Blodyxa") was the oldest son of Harald (c.860 - c. 940), the first king to claim sovereignty over all of Norway, who ruled his country as a fair and powerful king for over 50 years.
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Eric was the most beloved and honoured by King Harald of all his sons. When Eiric was twelve years old, King Harald gave him five long-ships. He used these to go on Viking expiditions. First he went eastward, and was in the Baltic, Denmark, Friesland, and Saxland for three years.
