Erik III Håkonssøn Lam (probably born around 1100-1105 on Funen (Fyn), died August 27, 1146 in Odense) was the king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146. He was the grandson of Eric I of Denmark. Funen (Danish: Fyn) is the third largest island of Denmark, it has a population of 445,000 people. ... Funen (Danish: Fyn) is the third largest island of Denmark. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. ... Odense is the third largest city in Denmark with 145,554 inhabitants (Odense city January 1, 2004) and the capital of the island of Funen. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... // Groups BL1137 is the (now defunct) Unix group at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ where Unix and C were invented. ... Events Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preaches the Second Crusade at Vezelay, Burgundy First written mention of Bryansk. ... Eric I of Denmark (c. ...

Being the nephew of Eric II he succeeded to the throne after the latter’s murder. In general his rule was a peaceful one, however for some years he had to fight against his cousin Oluf, sometimes called Oluf II (or Olaf II) who made himself a base of power in Scania in 1139 and from there tried to conquer the throne until he was defeated and killed 1141 near Helsingborg. More than one person in history is known as Eric II: Eric II of Denmark Eric II of Norway Eric II of Pomerania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Olaf II (or Oluf II) (dead 1141) was a Danish rebellionist king who posseseed the power of Scania 1139-1141. ... Scania (SkÃ¥ne in Swedish  ) is a geographical region of Sweden on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a historical province (landskap)[1] of the Kingdom of Sweden, since 1997 a county (Län) of Sweden, before 1658 part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ... July 26, Independence of Portugal from the Kingdom of León and Castile declared after the Battle of Ourique against the Almoravids lead by Ali ibn Yusuf: Prince Afonso Henriques becomes Afonso I, King of Portugal, after assembling the first assembly of the estates-general of Portugal at Lamego, where... Events February 2 - Battle of Lincoln. ... Coordinates: , Country Municipality County SkÃ¥ne County Province Scania Charter 1085 Area [1]  - Total 37. ...

Erik III is the first Danish king who seems to have been strongly influenced by German culture. He had spent his early youth among German knights whose ideals marked most of his later life. Also his queen, Lutgard of Salzwedel, was a German. German culture (German: Deutsche Kultur) is a term that refers to the heritage and weltanschauung of the people from the German-speaking world, or Deutschsprechende Welt. ...

Contemporary chroniclers highly disagree about the personality of this king who is sometimes portrayed as a passive and irresolute man, sometimes as an eager and brave fighter. His nickname “Lam” means "lamb", as in “weak” or “meek”, not "lame" as in "infirm".

Denmark seems to have been a stable country during his kingship, however, and some contemporary sources speak very highly of him. The reasons for his abdication (the only one by a Danish king) are unknown; he entered a convent and died the same year, and the illness which killed him may well have been the main reason. Look up abdication in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...