# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eric-bloodaxe
# Generated: 2026-09-01T02:46:10.428Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eric-bloodaxe"
name: "Eric Bloodaxe"
slug: "eric-bloodaxe"
description: "A tenth-century Norwegian king who ruled twice in Northumbria and earned two nicknames — Bloodaxe and Brother-Slayer — neither of which suggested a gentle touch with family or rivals."
tagline: "10th-century Norwegian ruler"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coin_of_Eric_Bloodaxe_Norse_king_of_York_952_954.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Norway"
  isoCode: "NO"
birthDate: "895"
deathDate: "954"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           54.41
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.446508
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
tags:
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  - name: "Europe"
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  - name: "Medieval Era"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Erik Haraldsson"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Eric Haraldsson held the throne of Norway for two years starting in 932, then lost it. A decade and a half later he surfaced in northern England, where he ruled Northumbria in two separate stints: 947 to 948, then 952 to 954. The nicknames stuck harder than the crowns — blóðøx in Old Norse, fratrum interfector in Latin — both pointing to the same reputation. He died around 954, having spent more time being expelled from kingdoms than sitting securely in them.