Erik Håkonsson
The Ladejarl Erik Håkonsson ( Norw. Eirik , anord. Eiríkr Hákonarson ) Ladejarl (* around 964; † around 1024 in England) was from approx. 995 to 1012 Jarl in Lade for Trøndelag and Hålogaland , from 1000 and 1012 ruler of Norway under the supremacy Sven fork beard and 1016 and in 1023 Jarl of Northumbria .
His father was Håkon Jarl Sigurdsson, his mother is unknown. He was married to Gyda, daughter of the Danish king Sven Gabelbart and his wife Gunhild Mieszcosdatter (or Sigrid the proud ).
He took part in two decisive battles in Norwegian history, from which he emerged victorious on both occasions: The Battle of Hjørungavåg and the Sea Battle of Svold . There he was an ally of Sven Gabelbart and the Swedish king Olof Skötkonung . They defeated the Norwegian King Olav Tryggvason , and Erik Jarl became ruler of northern Norway.
In 1014 he moved to England with Knut, the son of Sven Gabelbart and later Anglo-Scandinavian King Canute the Great , leaving Norway to his son Håkon Eriksson , but before he returned to Norway, Olav the Saint had already taken power.
In England his name was Eric av Hlathir , in documents he is also called Yric dux in Latin and Old English sources also Yric, Yrric, Iric, Eiric og Eric . The most important sources about him are the Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson , Fagrskinna , Ágrip , Knýtlinga-Saga , Historia Norwegiæ , The legendary saga about Olav the saints and writings by Odd Snorresson and Theodoricus monachus. The Anglo-Saxon sources are much smaller, but important contemporary evidence for the person. Among these, the most important is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Encomium Emmae Reginae .
literature
- Claus Krag: Article “Eirik Håkonsson” in: Norsk biografisk leksikon , accessed on December 10, 2011.
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SURNAME | Erik Håkonsson |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eirik Håkonsson; Eiríkr Hákonarson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jarl of Norway |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 964 |
DATE OF DEATH | around 1024 |
Place of death | England |