Eric Bloodaxe's third and final tenure as king of Jorvik lasted two years. He is recorded raiding in Westmorland and possibly Scotland to supplement his revenues. The Northumbrian nobility's decision to call him back — despite Eadred having repeatedly expelled him — reflected the deep ambivalence of northern England toward southern English overlordship. His death at Stainmore in 954 permanently ended Viking kingship in England.
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