6-412: Eric IV may refer to: Eric (IV) of Sweden Eric IV of Denmark ( c. 1216–1250) Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1354–1411/1412) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
12-520: Is not mentioned in any Norse sagas or king lists. 13th century sagas, such as Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and Heimskringla , mention a Björn Eriksson as ruling for a long time in the 10th century, being the father of the historical ruler Eric the Victorious (c. 980–995). Referring to Erik Ringsson as King Eric IV or V is later inventions, counting backwards from Eric XIV (1560–68). He and his brother Charles IX (1604–1611) adopted numerals according to
18-759: The Danes at the hands of King Henry the Fowler of Germany in 934. From Denmark he proceeded to the Swedish trading port Birka in 935 or 936. Referring to information from the Danish King Sweyn Estridsen , Adam states that the Swedes at this time were ruled by a certain Ring and his sons Erik and Emund. Adam finds it likely that Unni approached these heathen kings and obtained permission to propagate Christianity, which by this time
24-508: The German ecclesiastic chronicler Adam of Bremen . He is said to have ruled together with his father and his brother Emund in about 936, and later presumably reigned in his own name. The name of this king is only known from Adam's work Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum from c. 1075. The Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen , Unni , was able to arrange church matters in Denmark after the defeat of
30-416: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_IV&oldid=1057994591 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Erik Ringsson Erik Ringsson was a Swedish king and the son of Ring , according to
36-554: Was long forgotten in the region. After his mission was over, Unni prepared to return but fell ill and died in Birka in 936. Later on Adam mentions an Emund Eriksson as ruling in Sweden at the height of Harald Bluetooth 's reign in Denmark (around the 970s). From his name he appears to have been a son of Erik Ringsson. The reign of Erik Ringsson has been tentatively dated in the 940s and 950s. He
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