- Erik Hakonsson, also
known as Eric of
Hlathir or Eric of
Norway (Old Norse: Eiríkr Hákonarson; 960s – 1020s), was Earl of Lade,
Governor of
Norway and...
-
Bernicia by his
brother Eadwulf Cudel. Cnut made the Norwegian, Eric of
Hlathir,
ealdorman ("earl" in
Scandinavian terms) in
southern Northumbria. Uhtred...
- jurisdiction.
Uhtred was
murdered in 1016, and Cnut then
appointed Eric of
Hlathir ealdorman at York, but Uhtred's
dynasty held onto Bamburgh.
After the Norman...
- kept
under Cnut's
personal control,
while Northumbria went to Erik of
Hlathir, East
Anglia to
Thorkell the Tall, and
Mercia remained in the
hands of...
- Date of
creation Surname Current status Notes Earl of
Northumbria 1017
Hlathir extinct 1023 1st creation;
recreated 1031, 1055, 1065, 1067, 1068, 1072...
- may have
attained the
position somewhat earlier. His
predecessor Erik of
Hlathir last
appeared in the
historical sources in 1023,
leaving a ten-year gap...
- been
behind the killing,
following it up with the
appointment of Eric of
Hlathir as earl. The
killing has been
dated to 1016, as this is the year it falls...
- and
appointed his most
trusted followers as earls. He
appointed Erik of
Hlathir to the
Earldom of Northumbria.
Replacing the
previous Earl of Northumbria...
