Gamle Eirikssen

Norwegian monarch
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IntroNorwegian monarch
PlacesNorway
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Gender
Male
Birth910
Death955
Family
Mother:Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
Father:Eric Bloodaxe
The details

Biography

Gamle Eirikssen (910-955) (Old Norse: Gamli Eiríksson) was a 10th-century Norwegian ruler.
He was born circa 910 in Norway. He was the eldest son of King Eric Bloodaxe and his Queen Gunnhild. He was named after Gunhild's father, the Danish king Gorm the Old (Gorm den Gamle). Gamle is said to have died in 955 near the village of Nedre Frei during the Battle of Rastarkalv on the island of Frei in Nordmøre.

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