Eiríkr I Blóðøks Haraldsson

Abt 895 - 954  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Eiríkr I Blóðøks Haraldsson
  Born	Abt 895
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Earned his name "Bloodaxe" by murdering seven of his eight half brothers
  Occupation	Succeeded his father to the throne of Norway
  Occupation	Abt 898
  	Taken, following his mother's death, to the herse Thorer Hroaldson, and Eirik was fostered by him in the Fjord district
  Occupation	935
  	Deposed by his brother, Haakon
  Occupation	930-935
  	King of Norway
  Occupation	948
  	Elected to the kingship of York following a period of English rule by King Eadred (944-948)
  Occupation	948-949
  	King of York
  Occupation	952
  	Visited the shrine of St. Cuthbert in Chester le Street, England as many Kings traditionally did
  Occupation	954
  	Failed at ruling the English, his court at York was an anachronism, pagan, and un-English, and he was driven out for the last time
  Occupation	952-954
  	King of York, restored
  Died	954	Stainmore (near Edendale), Westmorland, England
  	Cause: Attacked a Saxon army near Stainmore, but his army was crushed, and he was killed
  Person ID	I9153	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Haraldr I HÃ¥rfager Hálfdansson,   b. Abt 860, Vestfold, Norvège ,   d. 933, Rogaland, Norvège  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Ragnhild Eiríksdóttir,   b. Abt 870,   d. Abt 898  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Married	Bef 895
  Family ID	F8542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gunnhildr Konungamoðír of Denmark,   b. Abt 910
  Married	Abt 928
  Children	1. Haraldr II Gráfeldr Eiríkson of Norway,   b. Bef 933,   d. 970, Norway  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F4694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart