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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.
In 1389, Bogislaw was brought to Denmark to be raised by Queen Margaret. His name was changed to the more Nordic-sounding Erik. On 8 September 1389, he was hailed as King of Norway at the Ting in Trondheim. He may have been crowned King of Norway in Oslo in 1392, but this is disputed.
Dec 27, 2016 · His father King Harald Fairhair had 20 sons and when he was around 50-years-old he decided to divide the country among his sons and gave them the title of king, but still remained the high king of Norway. Eric killed his brothers in order to secure the succession of the high king of Norway for himself.
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.
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.
May 4, 2023 · Old Norse Leifr Eiriksson, fl. A.D. 999–1000, Norse discoverer of America, b. probably in Iceland; son of Eric the Red. He spent his youth in Greenland and in 999 visited Norway, where he was converted to Christianity and commissioned by King Olaf I to carry the faith to Greenland.
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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.
