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Fictional character
Eric Northman
Southern Vampire Mysteries character
Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman in True Blood.
First appearance
Novel: Dead Until Dark Television: "Escape from Dragon House"
Created by
Charlaine Harris
Portrayed by
Alexander Skarsgård
In-universe information
Nickname
Viking
Species
Vampire
Gender
Male
Occupation
Bar owner Vampire Sheriff of Area 5 Louisiana Chancellor of the Vampire Authority (in TV series)
Family
Novels
Appius Livius Ocella (maker; deceased)
Alexei Romanov (vampire brother; deceased)
Unnamed human parents (deceased)
Unnamed human brother (deceased)
TV series
Godric (maker)
Nora Gainesborough (vampire sister)
Unnamed human parents (deceased)
Unnamed human sister (deceased)
Spouse
Novels
Aude
Sookie Stackhouse
Children
Novels
Pam Ravenscroft (progeny)
Karin (progeny)
6 unnamed human children (deceased)
TV series
Pamela Swynford De Beaufort (progeny)
Willa Burrell (progeny)
Eric Northman is a fictional character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, written by Charlaine Harris. The character is first introduced in the first novel, Dead Until Dark, as vampire living to be about a thousand years and is included in all subsequent novels.
EricNorthman is a fictional character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, written by Charlaine Harris. The character is first introduced in the first...
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love interest, vampire Bill Compton. At the beginning of the season EricNorthman (Alexander Skarsgård), the Sheriff of Area 5, recruits Sookie and Bill...
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relationship with EricNorthman, a vampire who is her lover and, in vampire terms, her husband, has cooled suddenly. Meanwhile, Eric's maker had negotiated...
sheriff, EricNorthman (who she is attracted to), excited at the fact that she gets to feed off humans and spend time with him she agrees. However, Eric grows...
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romantic relationship with him. Instead she renews her relationship with EricNorthman. She also has an upsetting encounter with the werepanthers of Hot Shot...
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summoned by EricNorthman. As a way to get Eric's attention, a maenad known as Callisto attacks Sookie on their way to Fangtasia, Eric's vampire bar....
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