Eric I of Norway
Eric I (Norw.
Eirik I) (b. ca
885 - d.
954), surnamed "Bloodaxe" (
Blodøks), was the second king of
Norway (
931-
933) and the eldest son of his father
Harald. Once the power in hands, he started
executing his other 18 brothers of his father's 20 sons except one, the future
Haakon I and hence being so nicknamed. Haakon fled to England and gained enough support from the Norwegian nobles to oust Eric in
933. After attempted unsucessful campaigns to regain the throne, he was killed on foreign soil in
954 at Stainmore,
Westmorland.