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Male King Eric ("Bloodaxe") of Norway, York & Orkney Click to view King Eric ("Bloodaxe") of Norway, York & Orkney in the family tree

Eric, known as "Bloodaxe", was born in 0885.  "Bloodaxe"'s father was King Harald ("Fairhair", "Fine Hair", "Thick Hair") Halfdansson I of Norway and his mother is Gyda Eiriksdatter.  His paternal grandfather was King Halfdan ("the Black") Gudrodsson III of Norway and his paternal grandmother is Ragnhild Sigurdsdatter; his maternal grandfather is King Eirik of Jutland or Nordaland. He had a sister named "Aarbod". He had four half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Olaf, Bjorn, Sigurd, "Bloodaxe", Ingeborge and Ingebiord.  He died at the age of 69 in 0954.


"Bloodaxe"'s family with Princess Gunhildr of Denmark

They had a son named "Graypelt".

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