Eric II of Norway
| Eric II Magnusson | |
|---|---|
Magnus VI of Norway | |
| Mother | Ingeborg of Denmark |
Eric Magnusson (1268 – 15 July 1299) (
Background
Eirik was the eldest surviving son of
Eirik married Princess
Eirik later married
Reign
A prominent feature of Eirik's reign was the war with Denmark, called the War of the Outlaws (De fredløses krig), which was waged on and off from 1289 until 1295. A major motivation for this warfare was Eirik's claim on his mother's Danish inheritance. In 1287, he entered into an alliance with a group of Danish nobles, most prominently Jacob Nielsen, Count of Halland and Stig Andersen Hvide, who were outlawed in Denmark for allegedly murdering the Danish king Eric V. Eirik gave the outlaws sanctuary in Norway in 1287. King Eirik himself led a large Norwegian fleet which, along with the Danish outlaws, attacked Denmark in 1289, burning Elsinore and threatening Copenhagen. Renewed naval attacks on Denmark were made in 1290 and 1293, before peace was made in 1295.[5]
As Eirik died without sons, he was succeeded by his brother, as Haakon V of Norway. He was buried in the old cathedral of Bergen, which was demolished in 1531. Its site is marked by a memorial, in present-day Bergenhus Fortress.[6][7]
References
- ^ Lillehammer, Grete, et al. (1995) Museoteket ved Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger: Rogalandsfunn fra istid til middelalder, p. 108
- ^ a b c Narve Bjørgo, "Eirik Magnusson" in Norsk biografisk leksikon vol. II, (Oslo, 2000), pp. 436-437
- ^ Margrete Eiriksdotter, Snl.no. Accessed 31 December 2022.
- ^ Isabella Bruce, snl.no. Accessed 31 December 2022. (in Norwegian)
- ^ Tor Einar Fagerland, Krig og diplomati i nordisk middelalder (Oslo, 2002), pp. 82-96.
- ^ Eirik Magnusson (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Eirik Magnusson 1280-1299, dokpro.uio.no. Accessed 31 December 2022.