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Eric the Victorious (Old Norse: Eiríkr inn sigrsæli, Modern Swedish: Erik Segersäll; c. 945 – c. 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970.Although there were earlier Swedish kings, he is the first Swedish king in a consecutive regnal succession, who is attested in sources independent of each other, and consequently Sweden's list of rulers usually begins with him.
The following is a family tree of all the Kings of Sweden, ... Eric the Victorious (945–995) r. 970–995: Olof Skötkonung (980–1022) r. 995–1022: Estrid of ...
The eldest account by the German ecclesiastic chronicler Adam of Bremen (c. 1075), relates that Sweyn Forkbeard was expelled from his Danish realm by the Swedish King Eric the Victorious in the late 10th century. When Eric died (c. 995), Sweyn returned and regained his kingdom, marrying Eric's widow.
When Björn died, Olof and Eric were elected to be co-rulers of Sweden. However, Eric would disinherit his nephew Styrbjörn. Adam of Bremen, however, only gives Emund Eriksson as the predecessor of Eric the Victorious, around 970. His account is generally considered more reliable than the Icelandic sagas, and as such Björn Eriksson may be an ...
Eric the Victorious praying to Odin before the legendary Battle of Fýrisvellir, as envisioned by 20th-century artist Jenny Nyström. Due to a lack of preserved sources, little concrete information is known of Swedish kings during the Viking Age. [1]
Possibly great-grandson of Eric the Victorious [31] Nothing recorded: Few life details known. Different sources place Håkan either as the predecessor of Stenkil or Inge. [31] [32] Inge "the Elder" Inge den äldre: c. 1078 – 1112 (c. 34 years) Son of Stenkil. Seized power, either from Anund or Håkan. Helena (4 children) Died c. 1112
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An option is that Emund Eriksson was the brother of Björn (III) Eriksson, who the Norse sagas name as the son of Eric Anundsson and the father of Eric the Victorious. This would have been in accordance with the Germanic system of co-rulership ( Diarchy ) in which two brothers were elected kings and which, according to the sagas, was sometimes ...