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Eric II of Norway

1268 - 1299

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Eric Magnusson (1268 – 15 July 1299) (Old Norse: Eiríkr Magnússon; Norwegian: Eirik Magnusson) was the King of Norway from 1280 until 1299. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric II of Norway has received more than 262,315 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Eric II of Norway is the 4,610th most popular politician (down from 3,864th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Norway (down from 57th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Norwegian Politician.

Eric II of Norway, also known as Eric the Red, was a Viking who explored the coast of Greenland and made it his home. He was most famous for being the first European to discover Greenland.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric II of Norway ranks 4,610 out of 19,576. Before him are Prayut Chan-o-cha, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, Antiochus XII Dionysus, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, Emperor Saga, and Emperor Go-Uda. After him are Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia, John Tristan, Count of Valois, Mustafa Dzhemilev, Yaroslav II of Vladimir, and Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1268, Eric II of Norway ranks 2. Before him is Philip IV of France. After him are Emperor Duanzong, Clare of Montefalco, Agnes of Montepulciano, Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Ludovico I Gonzaga. Among people deceased in 1299, Eric II of Norway ranks 1. After him are Margaret, Countess of Anjou, Gertrude of Austria, John I, Count of Holland, Lucia, Countess of Tripoli, Daumantas of Pskov, Ibn 'Idhari, and Lajin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Eric II of Norway ranks 66 out of 1,039. Before him are Harald Greycloak (935), Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), Christian Krohg (1852), Johan Christian Dahl (1788), and Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841). After him are Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Finn E. Kydland (1943), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Frits Thaulow (1847), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), and Morten Harket (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Eric II of Norway ranks 26. Before him are Haakon V of Norway (1270), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Halfdan the Black (810), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), and Harald Greycloak (935). After him are Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Magnus Barefoot (1073), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), and Christian Michelsen (1857).

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