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Eric Bloodaxe
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10th-century Norwegian ruler
Key facts
- Reign
- 931–933
- Predecessor
- Harald I
- Successor
- Haakon I
- Died
- c. 954, Stainmore , Scandinavian York
- Spouse
- Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
- Dynasty
- Fairhair dynasty
- Father
- Harald Fairhair
- Mother
- Ragnhild the Mighty
- Religion
- Norse paganism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Éric
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of death
- Stainmore
- Father
- Harald Fairhair
- Mother
- Ragnhild Eiriksdatter
- Religion
- Old Norse religion
- Family
- Fairhair dynasty
- Conflict
- Battle of Stainmore
- Image
- Coin of Eric Bloodaxe Norse king of York 952 954.jpg
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- Commons category
- Eric Bloodaxe
- date of birth
- 0895-00-00
- date of death
- 0954-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Eric Haraldsson (Old Norse: Eiríkr Haraldsson [ˈɛiˌriːkz̠ ˈhɑrˌɑldsˌson], Norwegian: Eirik Haraldsson; fl. c.930−954), nicknamed Bloodaxe (Old Norse: blóðøx [ˈbloːðˌøks], Norwegian: Blodøks) and Brother-Slayer (Latin: fratrum interfector), 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.
Sources
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