Eric Northman is a fictional individual in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a chain of 13 books written through New York Times bestselling creator Charlaine Harris.He is a vampire, barely over 1000 years vintage, and is first added inside the first novel, Dead Until Dark and appears in all subsequent novels. Since the e book collection is instructed from the first person angle of Sookie Stackhouse, what readers understand of his person is influenced with the aid of what Sookie comprehends. HBO’s television series True Blood is primarily based in this book series and the character of Eric Northman is portrayed fairly in another way. A list of True Blood characters has a detailed description of Eric’s individual from the TV display.Human life[edit]
In the early books, little become discovered approximately his beyond. In the ninth book, Dead and Gone Eric revealed information about his human lifestyles as a Viking. He become deemed a man on the age of twelve. At sixteen he married Aude, his brother’s widow. The couple had six kids, however most effective three were residing on the time of his turning, two boys and a woman. Aude and their sixth baby died of a fever quickly after the beginning while Eric was in his early twenties. It is discovered in the tv series that the vampire king of Mississippi murdered his entire family earlier than stealing his father’s Viking crown. In the books, he was ambushed one night time through a Roman vampire named Appius Livius Ocella and sooner or later turned. In the tv collection, he turned into made a vampire with the aid of Godric.[1] In the television show, it is also shown that Eric turned into a Viking prince, within the novels Eric says that his father changed into a chief. The name “Eric” or “Erik” comes from Old Norse and means “One ruler” or “eternal ruler”. The call “Norseman” became the call given to those who should talk the Old Norse Language, mainly in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. The name “Norseman” way “guy from the north”, as a result Eric’s last call being Northman.Physical description and character[edit]
In the first novel, Dead Until Dark, Sookie Stackhouse thinks Eric Northman is a “hunk.” Sookie describes him as “good-looking, in reality, radiant; blond and blue-eyed, tall and large shouldered. He was sporting boots, jeans, and a vest. Period. Kind of like the men on the quilt of romance books”.[2] He’s approximately six-foot-four. When Sookie sees him bare for the first time in Dead to the World, she thinks, “if there have been an international butt competition, Eric would win, hands down – or cheeks up.”[three]In the TV series ‘True Blood’ he’s tall with long blonde hair. By the stop of the primary season, and a touch bit into the second, Pam (his progeny) cuts his hair shorter than expected because he gets blood in it. Eric is constantly proven in darkish blue jeans with a black singlet and a black leather jacket. When his hair is cut shorter, he components it and combs it diagonally backwards. His persona in the series is often the identical, Eric Northman is ruthless and does now not care a good deal for human life. His dating along with his progeny, Pam, is where you see this softer aspect of him come via. When they face hard challenges and conditions, Eric could put her wishes above his very own. By the middle of season 2 Eric starts to pursue Sookie Stackhouse because of his interest in her skills, and by using the quit of season 2 Eric Northman has cunningly tricked her into drinking his blood. Near the beginning of the 1/3 season, it is implied that he is beginning to develop feelings for her, even assisting her whilst it’s miles disadvantageous for him to accomplish that.
Eric is portrayed within the books as being incredibly conceited, but having a real joie de vivre.[4] He is assured almost to a fault, as soon as reprimanding a thug inside the 0.33 ebook, Club Dead, for threatening Sookie and regarding her as his “destiny lover” despite the fact that no doubtlessly romantic relationshipbetween Eric and Sookie yet existed.[five] He can be manipulative to match his desires. He is not above the usage of deceit even though it appears to be a ultimate inn when it comes to Sookie. However, he’s normally upfront regarding any movement he is taking and if he’s manipulative he may be very frank and open regarding his wishes. Due to his frank nature, Sookie comments to herself how she will continually recognize in which she stands with Eric.[6] Indeed, Sookie often feedback how conversations with Eric are seldom unmarried layered and how he by no means says some thing without cause.[7] He isn’t sentimental within the least however suggests a excellent deal of situation over Sookie and her happiness and nicely-being, possibly making the connection among Eric and Sookie all of the extra impressive.Sookie believes that, even though Eric has created a modest, but thriving enterprise empire and carved out a function of authority in the sensitive vampire hierarchy, at coronary heart he stays a born-Viking warrior, geared up to jump into war at any on the spot.Work and role inside the vampire hierarchy[edit]
The vampires in Charlaine Harris’ world are organized consistent with a feudal machine with each state divided into “Areas”, each of that are governed through a sheriff who then owes allegiance to the queen or king of that unique state. Some states, like California, are so massive and so closely populated with human beings (and consequently vampires who prey on humans) they’re divided into more than one kingdoms. For instance, what human beings see as California, vampires see as California Sacramento, California San Jose, and California Los Angeles.[eight] Louisiana is not this type of kingdom and is dominated by way of one monarch. However, it is feasible for a monarch to govern more than one states. At one point inside the series Louisiana is managed by means of the equal vampire who additionally controlled Arkansas. Later in the collection a one-of-a-kind ruler controls Louisiana, Arkansas, and Nevada.
Eric is the maximum powerful vampire in Area Five of northern Louisiana: a territory that consists of the small metropolis of Bon Temps.Eric serves as Sheriff of area five, or local boss, of that vicinity and owns a vampire bar in Shreveport known as “Fangtasia,” that also serves as his headquarters. He runs the bar with the help of his vampire progeny Pam and a few of his underlings, or vampires who owe allegiance to Eric as their sheriff. Eric takes his obligations and position inside the vampire hierarchy very seriously.In the sixth novel, Definitely Dead, Eric mentions that he has paid a giant pleasant to the arbitrator for killing a former Fangtasia bartender, Long Shadow. This demonstrates that he did not disguise his crime, as killing every other vampire is a “extreme issue.”.[nine] Precisely what a Vampire Sheriff does, aside from owe allegiance to their monarch, do their monarch’s bidding, and rule their Area, continues to be truly unclear. Sookie makes a conscious effort no longer to pry too tough into vampire affairs and Eric does not anything to encourage her learning a good deal greater than she already is aware of. Eric surprised Sookie in the tenth e-book, Dead in the Family, when he defined the vampire hierarchy in greater element, surely so she, as his wife in step with vampire law, become better knowledgeable for her safety.
The country of Louisiana become in disarray after the results of Hurricane Katrina, and after queen of Louisiana, Eric’s hierarch, changed into crippled in an explosion and finally killed via the vampires of Nevada underneath Felipe de Castro’s order. Eric became spared when you consider that he became the maximum sensible of the Sheriffs and had considered one of the largest money makers, Bill Compton, residing in his vicinity and owing fealty to him. As the final surviving sheriff of Louisiana, Eric pledges his allegiance to the brand new regime so that it will shield the ones underneath him, a tactical move that highlights his abilties both as a frontrunner and a political survivor. Had Eric resisted, he and all of the vampires serving below him (possibly excluding Bill) would have been killed, which include Sookie.After accepting the brand new King, Felipe de Castro, he’s then allowed to preserve control of his area and his fans whilst the alternative sheriffs of Louisiana and a number of their minions were all killed. Under the new regime, Eric has spent a large amount of time acclimating himself to his new overlords. Despite his oath, but, Eric stays ever vigilant for opportunities to either similarly steady his position or free himself totally from scrutiny of Felipe’s Louisiana representative, Victor.Relationship with Sookie Stackhouse[edit]