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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.
The sagas paint Bloodaxe – a name they gave to Eric – as a barbarian, a murderous tyrant whose savagery was shocking even by Viking standards. Contemporary evidence, mainly from the Anglo-Saxon chronicles, is less vivid.
Dec 14, 2022 · This suspicious lack of historical or poetic record has led some scholars to believe that Eric Bloodaxe was indeed two people – one who was a King of Norway and another who was a Norse warrior that rose to prominence in the Anglo-Saxon realms of Northumbria.
Jan 27, 2022 · Eric Bloodaxe is one of the most famous Vikings in British history. Who was he, and did he really lose one kingdom only to win himself another in England?
Eric Haraldsson, nicknamed Bloodaxe and Brother-Slayer, was a Norwegian king. 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 (fl. c.930−954), nicknamed Bloodaxe and Brother-Slayer (Latin: fratrum interfector), was a Norwegian king. He ruled as King of Norway, after his father Harald Fairhair, from 932 to 934 and was King of Northumbria twice from 947 to 948 and 952 to 954.
Mar 16, 2021 · Eric Bloodaxe was one of many sons born to the semi-legendary King Harald Fairhair of Norway. Early in life, he began leading Viking fleets throughout northern Europe....
