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Eric Bloodaxe

885 - 954

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Eric Haraldsson (Old Norse: Eiríkr Haraldsson [ˈɛiˌriːkʀ ˈhɑrˌɑldsˌson], Norwegian: Eirik Haraldsson; fl. c.930−954), nicknamed Bloodaxe (Old Norse: blóðøx [ˈbloːðˌøks], Norwegian: Blodøks) and Brother-Slayer (Latin: fratrum interfector), was a Norwegian king. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Bloodaxe has received more than 1,279,503 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Eric Bloodaxe is the 1,112th most popular politician (down from 816th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Norway (up from 21st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Eric Bloodaxe was a Viking who ruled over Norway and parts of Scotland. He was most famous for being a Viking who ruled over Norway and parts of Scotland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric Bloodaxe ranks 1,112 out of 15,577Before him are Jianwen Emperor, Andrei Zhdanov, Asparuh of Bulgaria, Stephen, King of England, Jungjong of Joseon, and Ur-Nammu. After him are Vidkun Quisling, Ilham Aliyev, Wang Mang, Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, Idris of Libya, and Albert II of Germany.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 885, Eric Bloodaxe ranks 1After him are Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, Emperor Daigo, Li Cunxu, Eberhard of Franconia, and Boso, Margrave of Tuscany. Among people deceased in 954, Eric Bloodaxe ranks 2Before him is Louis IV of France. After him are Alberic II of Spoleto and Malcolm I of Scotland.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Eric Bloodaxe ranks 19 out of 927Before him are Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Niels Henrik Abel (1802), Olaf II of Norway (993), Olaf Tryggvason (963), Trygve Lie (1896), and Queen Sonja of Norway (1937). After him are Vidkun Quisling (1887), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Jo Nesbø (1960), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), and Harald Hardrada (1015).

Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Eric Bloodaxe ranks 6Before him are Harald V of Norway (1937), Harald Fairhair (850), Olaf II of Norway (993), Olaf Tryggvason (963), and Trygve Lie (1896). After him are Vidkun Quisling (1887), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Harald Hardrada (1015), Magnus the Good (1024), and Olaf II of Denmark (1370).