Eric and Eric

Erik and Erik (Swedish: Erik och Erik, birth date unknown ~ 1067) were contenders for the Swedish throne. When King Stencil died in 1066, two people competed for the throne, but both died. As a result, the Swedish throne was inherited by Stencil's son, Halsten.

According to Adam of Bremen , who wrote about the time, Erik and Erik were two people who competed for the Swedish throne around 1066-67, after King Stencil's death. They fought the 'War of the Two Eriks' and both died then.

Nothing more is known about the two Eriks, but some historians have speculated that one of them was Stencil's Christian son and the other a pagan. Accordingly, they are sometimes called 'Erik Stansilson' and 'Erik the Heathen'. However, the basis for the name cannot be proven and therefore is not considered historical. However, even though it is mentioned only by Adam of Bremen and other sources about that period are omitted, it is unlikely that Adam of Bremen would have created a character close to the period he wrote about (1070s), so Erik and Erik themselves are not First of all, it is highly likely that he was a historical figure.

It is not clear which one is Erik VII and which one is Erik VIII, so this document describes Erik Stansilson, a Christian , and Erik Stansilson, a pagan who believed in the traditional Viking religion .

He is believed to be one of the several sons of the late King Stencil. Since he was a Christian , it is presumed that he received support from other countries, including the lords and the Papal States , who also believed in Christianity . In the competition for the throne with Erik the Pagan, both of them died, and Stencil's other son, Erik Stencilsson's brother Halsten, succeeded to the Swedish throne.

Eric believes in the traditional Viking mythology as it was a time when Sweden had not yet been fully Christianized. Some speculate that this Erik may have been a member of the Af Munso Dynasty, a dynasty prior to the Stencil Dynasty. In other words, it can be seen that a member of the previous dynasty, who was briefly pushed out by Stencil's accession, tried to regain the throne again with Stencil's death. Moreover, it is speculated that they were supported by the same pagan Viking lords who still survived.

Coincidentally, it is a civil war between two claimants to the Swedish throne with the same name, Eric. It is called the War of the Two Erics because both Eric Stencilson, a Christian and Erik a pagan, both wore the name Eric. This war was not just a battle for the throne, but a confrontation between the new dynasty, which believed in Christianity, and the old dynasty, which believed in old Viking mythology. In other words, it can be said that it was a civil war between the emerging power that believed in Christianity and the existing power that did not believe in Christianity in Sweden at the time when Christianization was not yet fully achieved. As a result of the war, both Erik were killed, and after Erik and Erik's death Halsten, son of King Stencil, ascended the throne. Although both Erics died, Stencil's other son, Halsten, ascended the throne, so it can be seen that the result was a victory for the Stencil royal family who believed in Christianity.

It comes from the Crusader Kings series, a game that also deals with the Middle Ages in 1066 . Both Erik Stensilson and Erik the Pagan are playable, with the former as the King of Sweden. It may be a bit difficult, but unlike the original history, you can create a Sweden where the pagan Erik won the competition for the throne and maintains the Viking myth.