Erik — Margrete: Queen of the North Character Profile

About Erik

Margrete's adopted son and designated King of the Kalmar Union. His political legitimacy becomes the central conflict when a pretender claiming to be Margrete's son Oluf appears. To protect his claim to the throne, he orchestrates a false trial and condemns the pretender to death.

Character Facts

Played by

Morten Hee Andersen

Appears in

Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Erik — Family Adoptive Mother — Margrete (Trine Dyrholm)

  Margrete raised Erik as her son and political heir to maintain the Kalmar Union.

• Erik — Alliance Political Supporter — Peder (Søren Malling)

  Peder aligns with Erik to protect the union's political stability and Erik's legitimacy.

• Erik — Alliance Political Ally — Asle Jonsson (Bjørn Floberg)

  Both represent Norwegian factions within the union, sharing underlying regional loyalties.

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