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Haakon the Good Battles the Sons of His Brother, Eric Bloodaxe, 953-961
Around the year 934, shortly after the death of the Norwayâs legendary King Harald Fairhair, his youngest son Haakon â raised in Northumbria by King Athelstan (Ăthelstan) â returned to usurp the throne bequeathed to Haraldâs beloved but unpopular son Eric Bloodaxe.
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Eric Bloodaxe (1): The Last King of Northumbriaâs Ouster from Norway
Eric âBloodaxeâ Haraldsson (c. 885-954), the last king of Northumbria â a realm the Vikings usurped after the invasion and conquest of much of England by the Great Heathen Army between the years 867 and 872AD, was one of Norwegian king Harald Fairhairâs many sons sired from nine wives.
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