Children Gyda Eiriksdatter | Great grandchild Bergljot Toresdatter | |
Grandchildren Ålov, Sigtrygg Haraldsson, Torgils Haraldsson Similar Gyda Eiriksdatter, Halfdan the Black, Haakon the Good, Harald Fairhair, Eric Bloodaxe | ||
Eirik King of Hordaland (Old Norse: Eiríkr Konungr á Hǫrðalandi) was a king of Hordaland, then a petty kingdom in southern Norway, in the late 9th century. Eirik was the father of Gyda. Eirik lead the first attack against Harald Fairhair at the Battle of Hafrsfjord. Defeated by Harald, Eirik fell; many of his allies were also killed in the battle.
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