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{{Short description|Legendary king of Sweden}}
{{Notability|date=July 2022}}
[[Image:Olaus Magnus - On Erik Väderhatt.jpg|thumb|300px|Eric Weatherhat leading the army to the right. He controls the winds so that the ship turns in his direction.]]
'''Eric Weatherhat''' ({{Langx|sv|Erik Väderhatt}}) was a [[mythological kings of Sweden|legendary king of Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-26 |title=Eric Weatherhat, King of Sweden |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Eric-Weatherhat-King-of-Sweden/6000000004655788055 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=geni_family_tree |language=en-US}}</ref>

According to the ''[[Swedish Chronicle]]'', the cognomen ''Weatherhat'' refers to the accommodating wind he enjoyed whilst pillaging in the [[Baltic Sea]] region.

His place in the Swedish line of kings is mysterious, and so he is either considered to be the same as [[Eric Anundsson]] or, according to ''[[Gesta Danorum]]'', one of [[Ragnar Lodbrok]]'s sons.

== References ==
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==See also==
* [[Saxo's kings of Sweden]]

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[[Category:Semi-legendary kings of Sweden]]
[[Category:9th-century Swedish people]]


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