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Eric Bloodaxe

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Eric Bloodaxe

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Also known as Eric Haraldsson, Eirik I, King of Norway and Northumbria

10th-century Norwegian ruler

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Active from
2000

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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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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.

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