Eirik Bloodaxe (Old Norse:Eiríkr blóðöx, Icelandic:Eiríkur blóðöx, Norwegian:Eirik Blodøks) (circa 885 – 954), was the second king of Norway (930-934) and the eldest son of his father Harald Fairhair. Once the power was in his hands, he began to quarrel with his other brothers and had four of them killed, including Bjørn Farmann and later Olaf and Sigrød. A Latin text describes him as fratris interfector (brother-slayer), and it is entirely conceivable that the "blood" component of his cognomen refers to his propensity for fratricide. Events With the establishment of the Icelandic Althing, now the worlds oldest parliament, the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded. ... Events The Goryeo army defeats Hubaekje forces in present-day Hongseong County. ... The Hairfair dynasty is traditionally regarded as the first royal dynasty of the united Norway. ... Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair (Old Norse:Haraldr hinn hárfagri, Icelandic:Haraldur hinn hárfagri, Norwegian:Harald HÃ¥rfagre) (c. ... Harald II (-976), surnamed Gråfell (Norwegian) / Graafeld (Danish) / Greyhide (English), was the son of Eric Bloodaxe and a grandson of Harald Finehair. ... Events Vikings besiege Paris Stephen VI elected pope Oldest known mentioning of Baky Births Emperor Daigo of Japan Deaths Pope Adrian III April 6: Saint Methodius, bishop and Bible translator Categories: 885 ... Events King Malcolm I of Scotland is killed in battle against Highlanders. ... Westmorland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Events Vikings besiege Paris Stephen VI elected pope Oldest known mentioning of Baky Births Emperor Daigo of Japan Deaths Pope Adrian III April 6: Saint Methodius, bishop and Bible translator Categories: 885 ... Events King Malcolm I of Scotland is killed in battle against Highlanders. ... Events With the establishment of the Icelandic Althing, now the worlds oldest parliament, the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded. ... Events The Goryeo army defeats Hubaekje forces in present-day Hongseong County. ... Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair (Old Norse:Haraldr hinn hárfagri, Icelandic:Haraldur hinn hárfagri, Norwegian:Harald HÃ¥rfagre) (c. ... From Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla, Harald Harfagers Saga: King Haralds son, Bjorn, ruled over Vestfold at that time, and generally lived at Tunsberg, and went but little on war expeditions. ... Olaf Haraldsson (d. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Fratricide (from the Latin word frater, meaning: brother) is the act of a person killing his or her brother. ...

In 920, he undertook a Viking expedition to Bjarmaland, in northern Russia. Events The golden age of the Empire of Ghana began in Africa. ... Bjarmaland (a. ...

His youngest brother, Haakon returned from England and won support from the Norwegian nobles to oust Eirik in 934; Eirik's rule was hard and despotic, and this would account for the alacrity with which the nobles joined forces to oust him. After waging unsuccessful campaigns to regain the throne, Eirik moved to the Orkney Islands and later to the Kingdom of Jorvik. He was initially met warmly by Athelstan, who made Eirik ruler in Northumbria, with a brief to provide a defence against the ravages of the Scots, and the Irish. His rule in Northumbria soon degenerated, however, and he was expelled by the populace and betrayed by the earl of Bernicia, Osulf, to one Earl Maccus and killed in battle at Stainmore, Westmorland, in 954. Haakon I (ca. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... Events The Goryeo army defeats Hubaekje forces in present-day Hongseong County. ... The Orkney Islands are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area, and the Orkney constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Jorvik was the Viking name for the English city of York and the kingdom centered there. ... Athelstan (c. ... Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles, Danes and Norwegians which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, and of the much smaller earldom... Northumbria, a kingdom of Angles in northern England, was initially divided into two kingdoms, Bernicia and Deira. ... Osulf I (d. ... Westmorland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... Events King Malcolm I of Scotland is killed in battle against Highlanders. ...

Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair (Old Norse:Haraldr hinn hárfagri, Icelandic:Haraldur hinn hárfagri, Norwegian:Harald Hårfagre) (c. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The... Haakon I (ca. ...

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• Eric Bloodaxe, King of Jorvik (York) and Northumbria (947-954)