ERIC BLOODAXE

ERIC BLOODAXE was the ruler of the Viking kingdom of Northumbria in England. The son of the Norwegian king Harald Finehair, Eric is said to have started his fighting life aged 12. According to the sagas, he was a ruthless warrior, his savagery shocking even his fellow Vikings. However, other sources suggest Eric was under the thumb of his evil wife, Gunnhild, and blame his harsh rule on her wicked influence. A bloodthirsty murderer The eldest and favourite son of his father, Eric earned his fearsome nickname by slaying his four brothers in order to take the Norwegian throne for himself. However, he was a ruthless and unpopular king, and his surviving brother, Hakon the Good, sailed from England to Norway to claim the throne. Eric fled to England where he became…

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