Eric II of Denmark – tyrant or Honorable King After the battle of Fodevig by Erik II of Denmark secured its followers continued loyalty by generously handing out the deceased gods and offices for members of the genera that had supported him. For example, was Roskilde Episcopal Chair occupied with Archbishop Aslem nephew Eskil. Also in other ways sought to strengthen his power base, Erik. To a greater extent than his predecessors, he stressed that the Kingdom was given by God, and his divinity he legitimised his power takeover by launching Knud Lavard as a new Saint. While he was liberally across from its supporters, cleared Erik II of Denmark skånelsesløst his opponents out of the way. When his half-brother Harald Kesja returned home from exile and share it shelf as King at Urnehoved things in Southern Jutland, beat Erik to. He surprised Harald in the village of ship by Vejle and let him kill. By Harald's many sons escaped only Oluf; the other eight were all killed. Eric II of Denmark had also previously allowed Harald's sons Eric and Bjorn Iron page drown. The same cruelty exhibited during a cruise to Norway, Erik where he burnt the Oslo. Saxo and Knytlinge Saga recounts, moreover, that Erik in 1136 and took Arkona on Rügen defeated the Wends. A rebellion led by Roskilde on Zealand, Bishop Eskil, he struck down and forced the rebel leader to pay a huge fine. There is much to suggest that Erik managed the Kingdom with hard hand. The Roskilde Chronicle describes him as a "tyrannus rex" (a tyrannical King), a hilarious, cruel and ruthless ruler, who drove forward like lightning and sprædte horror where he came. Saxo, in turn, prices for once again putting the old Erik laws in force, after the pga. the civil war almost had been lifted. In addition, Saxo, he punished the merchants ' injustices and "chastised the unspeakable have felt sick with sword and knitting". In the Cathedral in Lund was Erik lauded as a major Church benefactor, and he was described as "rex gloriosus ' (an Honorable King). His epithet "II of Denmark", which he got while he lived, meaning "the always memorable". That was so strongly divided on Eric II of Denmark. It suggests his final also on, saying the 18. September 1137 on a thing at Ribe was pierced by a spear by a henchman, who was called Black Plough. He was buried in Ribe Cathedral
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