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Dánský – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Erik III. Dánský" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lam" title="Erik Lam – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Erik Lam" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_III._(D%C3%A4nemark)" title="Erik III. (Dänemark) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Erik III. (Dänemark)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%81%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Ερρίκος Γ΄ της Δανίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ερρίκος Γ΄ της Δανίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erico_III_de_Dinamarca" title="Erico III de Dinamarca – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Erico III de Dinamarca" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_III.a_Danimarkakoa" title="Erik III.a Danimarkakoa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Erik III.a Danimarkakoa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9" title="اریک سوم دانمارک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اریک سوم دانمارک" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric_III_(roi_de_Danemark)" title="Éric III (roi de Danemark) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Éric III (roi de Danemark)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%90%EB%A6%AC%ED%81%AC_3%EC%84%B8" title="에리크 3세 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="에리크 3세" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_III_Lam" title="Erik III Lam – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Erik III Lam" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eir%C3%ADkur_lamb" title="Eiríkur lamb – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Eiríkur lamb" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_III_di_Danimarca" title="Eric III di Danimarca – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Eric III di Danimarca" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99,_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%93%D7%A0%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A7" title="אריק השלישי, מלך דנמרק – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אריק השלישי, מלך דנמרק" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%99_III_(%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%90)" title="ერიკ III (დანია) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ერიკ III (დანია)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/III._Erik_d%C3%A1n_kir%C3%A1ly" title="III. Erik dán király – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="III. Erik dán király" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83" title="اريك التالت من الدنمارك – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اريك التالت من الدنمارك" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_III_van_Denemarken" title="Erik III van Denemarken – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Erik III van Denemarken" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AF3%E4%B8%96_(%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E7%8E%8B)" title="エーリク3世 (デンマーク王) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エーリク3世 (デンマーク王)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lam" title="Erik Lam – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Erik Lam" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eryk_III_Jagni%C4%99" title="Eryk III Jagnię – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Eryk III Jagnię" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89rico_III_da_Dinamarca" title="Érico III da Dinamarca – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Érico III da Dinamarca" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_al_III-lea_al_Danemarcei" title="Eric al III-lea al Danemarcei – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Eric al III-lea al Danemarcei" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_III_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8)" title="Эрик III (король Дании) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Эрик III (король Дании)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_III_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8" title="Ерик III Дански – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Ерик III Дански" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eerik_III_Lam" title="Eerik III Lam – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Eerik III Lam" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lamm" title="Erik Lamm – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Erik Lamm" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88_3_%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%81" title="พระเจ้าอีริคที่ 3 แห่งเดนมาร์ก – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="พระเจ้าอีริคที่ 3 แห่งเดนมาร์ก" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/III._Erik_(Danimarka_kral%C4%B1)" title="III. 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class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Erik_III_Lamb&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Erik III Lamb">Erik III Lamb</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">King of Denmark from 1137 to 1146</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and 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#e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/King_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Denmark">King of Denmark</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reign</th><td class="infobox-data">1137–1146<sup id="cite_ref-kongehuset_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kongehuset-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eric_II_of_Denmark" title="Eric II of Denmark">Eric II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sweyn_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweyn III">Sweyn III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canute_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Canute V">Canute V</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valdemar_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Valdemar I">Valdemar I</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><div style="height: 4px; width:100%;"></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1120</span><sup id="cite_ref-gyldendal_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gyldendal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">27 August 1146 (aged 25–26)<br /><a href="/wiki/Odense" title="Odense">Odense</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burial</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label"><a href="/wiki/St._Canute%27s_Abbey,_Odense" title="St. Canute's Abbey, Odense">St. Canute's Abbey, Odense</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Consort</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lutgard_of_Salzwedel" title="Lutgard of Salzwedel">Lutgard of Salzwedel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Dynasty" title="Dynasty">House</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Estridsen" title="House of Estridsen">Estridsen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Father</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hakon_Sunnivasson" title="Hakon Sunnivasson">Hakon Sunnivasson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mother</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ragnhild_of_Denmark&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ragnhild of Denmark (page does not exist)">Ragnhild of Denmark</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Eric III Lamb</b> (<a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>: <i lang="da">Erik III Lam</i>, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1120</span> – 27 August 1146) was <a href="/wiki/King_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Denmark">King of Denmark</a> from 1137 until 1146. He was the grandson of <a href="/wiki/Eric_I_of_Denmark" title="Eric I of Denmark">Eric I</a> and the nephew of <a href="/wiki/Eric_II_of_Denmark" title="Eric II of Denmark">Eric II</a>, whom he succeeded on the throne. He <a href="/wiki/Abdicated" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdicated">abdicated</a> in 1146, and was the only Danish monarch to do so voluntarily, until <a href="/wiki/Margrethe_II" title="Margrethe II">Margrethe II</a>, 878 years later in 2024. His succession led to a period of <a href="/wiki/Danish_Civil_Wars" title="Danish Civil Wars">civil war</a> between <a href="/wiki/Sweyn_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweyn III">Sweyn III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canute_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Canute V">Canute V</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Valdemar_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Valdemar I">Valdemar I</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_III_of_Denmark&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eric was born on <a href="/wiki/Funen" title="Funen">Funen</a>. His mother was <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ragnhild_of_Denmark&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ragnhild of Denmark (page does not exist)">Ragnhild</a>, the daughter of <a href="/wiki/Eric_I_of_Denmark" title="Eric I of Denmark">King Eric I</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-kongehuset_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kongehuset-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his father was the nobleman <a href="/wiki/Hakon_Sunnivasson" title="Hakon Sunnivasson">Hakon Sunnivasson</a>, a great-grandson of King <a href="/wiki/Magnus_the_Good" title="Magnus the Good">Magnus the Good</a> of Norway and Denmark.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eric was the nephew of <a href="/wiki/Eric_II_of_Denmark" title="Eric II of Denmark">Eric II of Denmark</a>; he fought for Eric II at the decisive <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fotevik" title="Battle of Fotevik">Battle of Fotevik</a> in 1134,<sup id="cite_ref-pajung_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pajung-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and succeeded him to the throne when he was murdered in 1137. </p><p>Not much is known of Eric's kingship;<sup id="cite_ref-gyldendal_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gyldendal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there is much disagreement among contemporary chroniclers about his personality, and he is portrayed both as a passive and irresolute man, but also as an eager and brave fighter.<sup id="cite_ref-bricka_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bricka-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eric had to fight for his kingship against his cousin <a href="/wiki/Olaf_Haraldsen" title="Olaf Haraldsen">Olaf Haraldsen</a>, sometimes called <i>Olaf II</i>. Olaf established a power base in <a href="/wiki/Scania" title="Scania">Scania</a> in 1139 and tried to usurp the throne from there, but Eric defeated and killed him in 1141 near <a href="/wiki/Helsingborg" title="Helsingborg">Helsingborg</a>. During the civil wars, the <a href="/wiki/Wends" title="Wends">Wends</a> raided the Danish coasts and inlets without much Danish resistance. Eric supported <a href="/wiki/Magnus_the_Blind" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnus the Blind">Magnus the Blind</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sigurd_Slembe" title="Sigurd Slembe">Sigurd Slembe</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Civil_war_era_in_Norway" title="Civil war era in Norway">Norwegian civil war</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pajung_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pajung-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He worked to aggrandize the church, especially <a href="/wiki/St._Canute%27s_Abbey,_Odense" title="St. Canute's Abbey, Odense">St. Canute's Abbey</a> in <a href="/wiki/Odense" title="Odense">Odense</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-gyldendal_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gyldendal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had a close relationship with bishop <a href="/wiki/Eskil_of_Lund" title="Eskil of Lund">Eskil of Roskilde</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pajung_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pajung-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1143, he married <a href="/wiki/Lutgard_of_Salzwedel" title="Lutgard of Salzwedel">Lutgard of Salzwedel</a>, daughter of <a href="/wiki/Rudolf_I,_Margrave_of_the_Nordmark" title="Rudolf I, Margrave of the Nordmark">Rudolf I, Margrave of the Nordmark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pajung_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pajung-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eric and Lutgard were married by Rudolf's son <a href="/wiki/Hartwig,_Count_of_Stade" title="Hartwig, Count of Stade">Hartwig</a>, then Provost of <a href="/wiki/Bremen_Cathedral" title="Bremen Cathedral">Bremen Cathedral</a>, in 1143 or 1144.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1146 Eric abdicated for unknown reasons. He was the only Danish monarch in history to do so until <a href="/wiki/Margrethe_II" title="Margrethe II">Margrethe II</a> in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-gyldendal_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gyldendal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He entered St. Canute's Abbey, where he died on 27 August 1146 and was buried in the cloister.<sup id="cite_ref-pajung_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pajung-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gyldendal_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gyldendal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His abdication has been explained as being rooted either in his realization of his inability to govern,<sup id="cite_ref-bricka_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bricka-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or in an illness which ultimately killed him.<sup id="cite_ref-pajung_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pajung-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_III_of_Denmark&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His nickname "Lam" means "lamb". This is taken either to reference the <a href="/wiki/Lamb_of_God" title="Lamb of God">Lamb of God</a> as he was seen as a pious man,<sup id="cite_ref-kongehuset_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kongehuset-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and to describe his mildhearted and generous nature;<sup id="cite_ref-pajung_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pajung-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or to indicate a weak and soft king.<sup id="cite_ref-bricka_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bricka-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He married <a href="/wiki/Lutgard_of_Salzwedel" title="Lutgard of Salzwedel">Lutgard of Salzwedel</a> in 1144, which indicated an increasing <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">German</a> influence on Denmark. He and Lutgard had no children, though Eric fathered a son, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnus_Eriksen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Magnus Eriksen (page does not exist)">Magnus</a>, out of wedlock. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 February</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Hakon+Jyde&rft.btitle=Dansk+biografisk+Lexikon&rft.pages=489-490&rft.date=1887%2F1905&rft.au=Carl+Frederik+Bricka&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fruneberg.org%2Fdbl%2F6%2F0491.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric+III+of+Denmark" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pajung-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pajung_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pajung_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pajung_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pajung_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pajung_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pajung_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pajung_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Stefan Pajung, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110807120340/http://www.danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/erik-lam-ca-1100-1147/">Erik Lam ca. 1100-1147</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aarhus_University" title="Aarhus University">Aarhus University</a>, 20 January 2010, archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/erik-lam-ca-1100-1147/">the original</a> on 7 August 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bricka-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bricka_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bricka_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bricka_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bricka_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Frederik_Bricka" title="Carl Frederik Bricka">Carl Frederik Bricka</a>, <i>Dansk Biografisk Lexikon</i>, vol. IV [Clemens - Eynden], 1890, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0543.html">pp.541-542</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFD700; text-align:center;"><div>Eric Lamb</div><div><b>descended from<br /> <a href="/wiki/House_of_Estridsen" title="House of Estridsen">House of Estridsen</a> &<br /> <a href="/wiki/House_of_St._Olaf" class="mw-redirect" title="House of St. Olaf">House of St. Olaf</a></b></div><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; margin:2em"><b>Born:</b> c. 1120</span><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; margin:2em"> <b>Died:</b> 27 August 1146</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ACE777;">Regnal titles </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Eric_II_of_Denmark" title="Eric II of Denmark">Eric the Memorable</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/King_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Denmark">King of Denmark</a> </b><br />1137–1146 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Sweyn_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweyn III">Sweyn III</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Canute_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Canute V">Canute V</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Valdemar_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Valdemar I">Valdemar I</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="c._916_–_1042" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;font-weight:normal; text-align:center;"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 916 – 1042</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harthacnut_I_of_Denmark" title="Harthacnut I of Denmark">Сanute I</a> (Harthacnut)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorm_the_Old" title="Gorm the Old">Gorm the Old</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harald_Bluetooth" title="Harald Bluetooth">Harald I Bluetooth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sweyn_Forkbeard" title="Sweyn Forkbeard">Sweyn I</a></i><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harald_II_of_Denmark" title="Harald II of Denmark">Harald II</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cnut" title="Cnut">Canute II</a></i><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harthacnut" title="Harthacnut">Canute III</a> (Harthacanute)<sup>1</sup></li></ul> 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text-align:center;">1047–1375</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sweyn_II_of_Denmark" title="Sweyn II of Denmark">Sweyn II Estridsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harald_Hen" title="Harald Hen">Harald III Hen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canute_IV_of_Denmark" title="Canute IV of Denmark">Canute IV the Saint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olaf_I_of_Denmark" title="Olaf I of Denmark">Olaf I Hunger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_I_of_Denmark" title="Eric I of Denmark">Eric I Evergood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niels,_King_of_Denmark" title="Niels, King of Denmark">Niels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_II_of_Denmark" title="Eric II of Denmark">Eric II the Memorable</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eric III Lamb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweyn_III_of_Denmark" title="Sweyn III of Denmark">Sweyn III Grathe</a> / <a href="/wiki/Canute_V_of_Denmark" title="Canute V of Denmark">Canute V</a> / <a href="/wiki/Valdemar_I_of_Denmark" title="Valdemar I of Denmark">Valdemar I the Great</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canute_VI_of_Denmark" title="Canute VI of Denmark">Canute VI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valdemar_II_of_Denmark" title="Valdemar II of Denmark">Valdemar II the Victorious</a> / <a href="/wiki/Valdemar_the_Young" title="Valdemar the Young">Valdemar the Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_IV_of_Denmark" title="Eric IV of Denmark">Eric IV Plough-tax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abel,_King_of_Denmark" title="Abel, King of Denmark">Abel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_I_of_Denmark" title="Christopher I of Denmark">Christopher I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_V_of_Denmark" title="Eric V of Denmark">Eric V Klipping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_VI_of_Denmark" title="Eric VI of Denmark">Eric VI Menved</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_II_of_Denmark" title="Christopher II of Denmark">Christopher II</a> / <a href="/wiki/Eric_Christoffersen_of_Denmark" 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