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'''Eric the Victorious''' (Old Norse: Eirik inn sigrsàeli; Swedish: Erik Segersäli; 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 | '''Eric the Victorious''' (Old Norse: Eirik inn sigrsàeli; Swedish: Erik Segersäli; 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 [[Hidden Ones]]. | ||
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. | ||
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Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: Eirik inn sigrsàeli; Swedish: Erik Segersäli; 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 Hidden Ones.
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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