Eric the Victorious
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.
History
In 975, his brother and co-ruler Olof died, and his rule was contested by his nephew, Styrbjörn the Strong, who made a promise to build an army to defeat his uncle.[1]
In 985, Eric convened his war council upon hearing news about his nephew sailing to fight him for the throne. While discussing the plans, he was interrupted by Torgny the Lawspeaker and skald Thorvald Hjaltason. When Torgny called for a private meeting, Eric dismissed his council while he talked about the Templars using Styrbjörn as a means to expand their reach. After Thorvald explained his plan for a small legion to attack and delay Styrbjörn's travels covertly, Eric agreed and had Torgny help him convince the council of their plans.[1]
Although Styrbjörn neared closer, Thorvald and Torgny informed them of the successful events that transpired in the Mirkwood. Not wanting to know their methods, Eric agreed for them to enact their plans. Before Thorvald left, Torgny assigned him to assassinate Styrbjörn and retrieve the dagger he held. Upon Thorvald's return, he and Torngy went to meet with Eric, but were stopped by Eric's bear Astrid. After calling Astrid off, Eric heard about Styrbjörn still being alive but about the acquistion of the dagger. With the dagger, they all plan to boost the army's morale with the dagger being used as a gift to Odin.[2]
To secure Eric's safety, Thorvald convinced him to have a different champion face off against Styrbjörn. When Thorvald brought renowned farmer and warrior Östen Jorundsson to the king, Eric offered the opportunity to the man as his champion, to which Östen agreed.[2] The next day, Eric stood besides Astrid and Östen while his army fought against Styrbjörn and the Jomsvikings. He soon watched Styrbjörn challenged by Östen and after their duel, he saw that his nephew was defeated and later die from his injuries. With Styrbjörn's army dying by Eric's army, he had Styrbjörn's wife Thyra bound and brought to him.[3]
Eric was informed by Thorvald that his former marshal tried to kill Östen beforehand to aid in Styrbjörn's success. Thanking Östen, Eric gifted Thyra as his thrall before leaving with Torgny to settle the battle's aftermath with his men.[3]
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter Ten
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter Twenty-One
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter Twenty-Two