See also

Family of Eiríkr "Blood axe" HARALDSSON and Gunnhildr GORMSDÓTTIR

  • Husband:

  • Eiríkr "Blood axe" HARALDSSON (c. 885-954)

  • Wife:

  • Gunnhildr GORMSDÓTTIR (aft910-c. 980)

  • Status:

  • Unknown

  • Marriage:

  • "??"

  • unknown

  • Residence (family):

  •  

  • York, England

  • residence family:

  •  

  • Orkney, Scotland

Husband: Eiríkr "Blood axe" HARALDSSON

  • Name:

  • Eiríkr "Blood axe" HARALDSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Harald "Fairhair" HÁLFDANARSON (c. 850-933)

  • Mother:

  • Ragnhild ERIKSDATTER (c. 875-c. 897)

  • Birth:

  • c. 0885

  • Norway1

  • Occupation:

  • 0930 (age 44-45)

  • chieftain; Halogaland, North More and Raumsdal in Norway1

  • Occupation:

  • btw 0947 and 0948 (age 61-63)

  • chieftain; Northumbria, England

  • Occupation:

  • btw 0952 and 0954 (age 66-69)

  • chieftain; Northumbria, England

  • Death:

  • 0954 (age 68-69)

  • in the battle of Stainmore Westmoreland, England2

  •  

  • Cause: killed by Maccus son of Harald Sihtricsson King of Limerick.

Wife: Gunnhildr GORMSDÓTTIR

Note on Marriage

consort

Note on Wife: Gunnhildr GORMSDÓTTIR (1)

possible fathers could be "Gorm the Old" from Denmark or "Ozur Toti" from Norway

Note on Wife: Gunnhildr GORMSDÓTTIR (2)

exile in Orkney , Jorvik and Denmark after Eric's death

Sources

1.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

2.

The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.