Eirik was the eldest surviving son of King Magnus the Lawmender of Norway, and his wife, Ingeborg, daughter of King Eric IV of Denmark. In 1273, when he was 5 years old, he was given the title of king, alongside his father, who planned to hold a coronation for Eirik as his subordinate co-ruler in the summer of 1280. However, King Magnus died before this could be arranged, and Eirik became sole king and was crowned as such in Bergen in the summer of 1280. During his minority, the kingdom was ruled by a royal council consisting of prominent barons and probably also his mother, the dowager queen Ingeborg. After Eirik came of age in 1282, this royal council is still thought to have had a major influence over his reign.[2] His brother, Haakon, was in 1273 given the title "Duke of Norway", and from 1280 ruled a large area around Oslo in Eastern Norway and Stavanger in the southwest, subordinate to King Eirik. The king's main residence was in Bergen in Western Norway.[2]
Seal of Eric in known use 1289–98, with obverse (left) and reverse (right).
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]
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^Lillehammer, Grete, et al. (1995) Museoteket ved Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger: Rogalandsfunn fra istid til middelalder, p. 108
^ abcNarve 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.
eric, norway, eric, magnusson, 1268, july, 1299, norse, eiríkr, magnússon, norwegian, eirik, magnusson, king, norway, from, 1280, until, 1299, eric, magnussoncontemporary, bust, eric, from, stavanger, cathedral, dated, 1280s, king, norwayreign9, 1280, july, 12. Eric Magnusson 1268 15 July 1299 Old Norse Eirikr Magnusson Norwegian Eirik Magnusson was the King of Norway from 1280 until 1299 Eric II MagnussonContemporary bust of Eric II from the Stavanger Cathedral dated to the 1280s 1 King of NorwayReign9 May 1280 15 July 1299 rex iunior from 1273 Coronation1280 Old cathedral of BergenPredecessorMagnus VISuccessorHaakon VBorn1268Died 1299 07 15 15 July 1299BergenBurialOld cathedral of BergenConsortMargaret of ScotlandIsabel BruceIssueMargaret Queen of ScotsIngeborg Duchess of FinlandHouseSverreFatherMagnus VI of NorwayMotherIngeborg of DenmarkReligionRoman CatholicBackground EditEirik was the eldest surviving son of King Magnus the Lawmender of Norway and his wife Ingeborg daughter of King Eric IV of Denmark In 1273 when he was 5 years old he was given the title of king alongside his father who planned to hold a coronation for Eirik as his subordinate co ruler in the summer of 1280 However King Magnus died before this could be arranged and Eirik became sole king and was crowned as such in Bergen in the summer of 1280 During his minority the kingdom was ruled by a royal council consisting of prominent barons and probably also his mother the dowager queen Ingeborg After Eirik came of age in 1282 this royal council is still thought to have had a major influence over his reign 2 His brother Haakon was in 1273 given the title Duke of Norway and from 1280 ruled a large area around Oslo in Eastern Norway and Stavanger in the southwest subordinate to King Eirik The king s main residence was in Bergen in Western Norway 2 Eirik married princess Margaret of Scotland daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland in Bergen in 1281 Margaret died two years later in childbirth giving birth to Margaret Maid of Norway who was to be Queen of Scotland but she died in 1290 Her death sparked the disputed succession which led to the Wars of Scottish Independence 3 Eirik briefly and unsuccessfully laid claim to the Scottish crown as inheritance from his daughter 2 Eirik later married Isabel Bruce sister of King Robert I of Scotland Their marriage did not produce a surviving male heir although it did produce a daughter Ingebjorg Eiriksdatter of Norway who married Valdemar Magnusson of Sweden Duke of Finland in 1312 and was then styled Duchess of Oland 4 Reign Edit Seal of Eric in known use 1289 98 with obverse left and reverse right A prominent feature of Eirik s reign was the war with Denmark called the War of the Outlaws De fredloses 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 Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eric II of Norway Lillehammer Grete et al 1995 Museoteket ved Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger Rogalandsfunn fra istid til middelalder p 108 a b c Narve Bjorgo 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 Eric II of NorwayHouse of SverreCadet branch of the Fairhair dynastyBorn 1268 Died 15 July 1299Regnal titlesPreceded byMagnus VIas sole king King of Norway1273 1299with Magnus VI 1273 1280 Succeeded byHaakon V Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric II of Norway amp oldid 1130786891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
