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|image = [[File:79BEE4C0-9B1A-40D5-AB2F-299F43F15360.jpeg|thumb]] | |||
|birth = c. 945 | |||
|death = 992/995<br>[[Kongsgård]], [[Uppsala]], [[Sweden]] | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|affiliates = [[Assassins]]}} | |||
'''Eric the Victorious''' (c. 945 – c. 992/995) was the king of [[Sweden]] from roughly 970 to his death. Through his advisor [[Torgny the Lawspeaker]], Eric was allied with the viking proto-[[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]]. | |||
'''Eric the Victorious''' (c. 945 – c. 995) was the king of [[Sweden]] from roughly 970 to his death. Through his advisor [[Torgny the Lawspeaker]], Eric was allied with the viking proto-[[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]]. | |||
In 975, his brother and co-ruler [[Olof Björnsson|Olof]] died, and his rule was contested by his nephew, [[Styrbjörn the Strong]], who made an alliance with the [[Denmark|Danish]] king [[Harald Bluetooth]] to defeat him. | In 975, his brother and co-ruler [[Olof Björnsson|Olof]] died, and his rule was contested by his nephew, [[Styrbjörn the Strong]], who made an alliance with the [[Denmark|Danish]] king [[Harald Bluetooth]] to defeat him. | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 12 April 2020
Eric the Victorious (c. 945 – c. 992/995) was the king of Sweden from roughly 970 to his death. Through his advisor Torgny the Lawspeaker, Eric was allied with the viking proto-Assassin Brotherhood.
In 975, his brother and co-ruler Olof died, and his rule was contested by his nephew, Styrbjörn the Strong, who made an alliance with the Danish king Harald Bluetooth to defeat him.
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