A Conversation for Eric Bloodaxe, King of Jorvik (York) & Northumbria (947-954)
Peer Review: A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
HappyDude Started conversation Sep 27, 2003
Entry: King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954) - A1307927
Author: HappyDude (The Original Disco Duck) … wearing a skirt (again) <YIKES> : PLUG F19585?thread=316174 - U150533
OK, so it's short but hey it was a 1000 years ago ...
A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
Lady Scott Posted Sep 27, 2003
I think it could use some 
"embellishment".... spice it up with some made up names and events, even a little dialog...
Doesn't that sound like fun? 
A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
HappyDude Posted Sep 27, 2003
*giggles*, well I wouldn't want to put the guys over at BBC History out of job
A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
Lady Scott Posted Sep 27, 2003
Well then... how about a little fun on an *alternate* fictional entry?
A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
HappyDude Posted Sep 27, 2003
He does sound a bit like a thingite 
A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
HappyDude Posted Sep 27, 2003
to get slightly back on topic, I've just made some slight alterations to the entry 
A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
Cyzaki Posted Sep 27, 2003
I think you need to say in the title where he was king of.
A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
HappyDude Posted Sep 27, 2003
generaly speaking where ever he happened to be at the time
A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
Cyzaki Posted Sep 27, 2003
Maybe change the title to just 'Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)', although surely those aren't the right dates, unless he was only 7 when he died...?
A1307927 - Eric Bloodaxe (947-954), King of York
HappyDude Posted Sep 27, 2003
with kings its usual to put the dates of their reign not their life
A1307927 - Eric Bloodaxe (947-954), King of York
Cyzaki Posted Sep 27, 2003
Which brings me back to my first question - where was he king of during those dates?
A1307927 - Eric Bloodaxe (947-954), King of Jorvik
HappyDude Posted Sep 27, 2003
well if look at either the the thread title or the article ya would notice...
A1307927 - Eric Bloodaxe (947-954), King of Jorvik (York)
HappyDude Posted Sep 27, 2003
done some alterations to the text, nothing major though
A1307927 - Eric Bloodaxe (947-954), King of Jorvik (York)
Number Six Posted Sep 28, 2003
Nice. Couple of typos - 'contempory' > 'contemporary', and is there a 'the' missing from "holding court in hip and happening city of Jorvik"?
A1307927 - Eric Bloodaxe (947-954), King of Jorvik (York)
Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Sep 28, 2003
It might be nice to say what the limits of his kingdom were, HappyDude, using modern England (and if necessary, Scotland) as landmarks.
A1307927 - Eric Bloodaxe (947-954), King of Jorvik (York)
Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Sep 28, 2003
This seems to have some more information, which might be utilised.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/bloodaxe_01.shtml
A1307927 - Eric Bloodaxe (947-954), King of Jorvik (York)
Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Sep 28, 2003
Just had a read through all five pages of the BBC links - seems he was killed in battle.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/bloodaxe_05.shtml
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Peer Review: A1307927 - King Eric Bloodaxe (947-954)
- 1: HappyDude (Sep 27, 2003)
- 2: Lady Scott (Sep 27, 2003)
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- 4: Lady Scott (Sep 27, 2003)
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- 8: Cyzaki (Sep 27, 2003)
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