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Eric the Victorious

Swedish king (945-995)

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Eric the Victorious was King of Sweden 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. His son Olof Skötkonung, however, is considered the first ruler documented to definitely have been accepted both by the original Swedes around Lake Mälaren and by the Geats around Lake Vättern. Adam of Bremen reports a king named Emund Eriksson before Eric, but it is not known whether he was Eric's father. The Norse sagas' accounts of a Björn Eriksson are considered unreliable.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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Occupation: monarch
Position held: Monarch of Sweden, Monarch of Denmark
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: 945
Died: 995

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