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Eric Bloodaxe
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Eric Bloodaxe

King of Norway, succeeded 942 on the abdication of his father, Harald I Fairhair, and killed seven of his eight half-brothers who had rebelled against him, hence his nickname. He was deposed by his youngest half-brother Haakon 947 and fled to England, where he became ruler of the Norse kingdom of Northumbria 948. He was expelled 954 and killed in battle at Stainmore, Yorkshire (now in Cumbria).



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Driven by blood feuds lasting generations and an almost insane lust for personal glory, characters like Harald Finehair, Halfdan Long Leg, Eirik Bloodaxe and Ragnar Hairy Breeches ravaged Europe for hundreds of years.
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