エーリク勝利王と紀元千年直前のバルト海世界
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The aim of this article is to reconsider the reign of Eric the Victorious, the king of the Svear at the last phase of the 10th century. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, historical studies concerning Eric have concentrated on two events, the battle of Fyrisvallarna and his conquest of Denmark. However, historiogra-phical problems existing in the main source materials, especially some Icelandic King's Sagas and the History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen, have confused historians and caused less interest in the deeper inquiry into the Eric's reign. However, there is no doubt about the two events through testimonies of the other sources : i.e. runic inscriptions, skaldic poetry, diplomas, annales, and chronicles. As a result, we can assume that Eric won Styrbjorn, who was suppbrted by Danish king Harald Bleutooth, conquered Denmark, expelled Swein Forkbeard, and reigned over Denmark for some time. Eric also had some contact with Christianity there. If so, why did Eric conquer and reign over Denmark? Two reasons are presented here. One is political disorder in the Danish kingdom from the reign of Harald Bleutooth to that of Swein Forkbeard. The other is the transformation of the political structure around the Baltic in which Ottonian Germany and an emerging Poland played the main roles. While confrontation between Denmark and other political, entities increased, Eric strengthened his political power through his marriage to a daughter of the Duke of Poland. The article concludes that the reign of Eric found a threshold for the history of Sweden due to the reestablishment of Svear kingship, his entry into Baltic politics, and the introduction of Christianity.
- 財団法人史学会の論文
- 2004-07-20