Father Eric Bloodaxe House Fairhair dynasty Died Frei, Norway | Role Eric Bloodaxe's son Name Gamle Eirikssen | |
Parents Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Eric Bloodaxe Cousins Sweyn Forkbeard, Gunhilde, Tyra of Denmark, Haakon Grandparents Gorm the Old, Harald Fairhair, Thyra, Ozur Toti Similar People Eric Bloodaxe, Harald Fairhair, Gorm the Old, Thyra, Harald Bluetooth | ||
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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