▁near ▁Lund . ▁ ▁Eric ▁subsequently ▁made ▁Lund ▁his ▁capital ▁city . ▁With ▁the ▁res ounding ▁victory ▁at ▁F ote vik , ▁Eric ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁nick name ▁the ▁Mem or able ▁to ▁replace ▁H are foot . ▁ ▁K es ja ▁returned ▁to ▁Den mark ▁and ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁king ▁at ▁ ▁Ur neh oved ▁ ▁in ▁Schles wig . ▁Eric ▁ch ased ▁him ▁down ▁and ▁killed ▁ ▁Har ald ▁K es ja ▁and ▁his ▁sons , ▁of ▁whom ▁only ▁O la f ▁Har ald sen ▁escaped ▁with ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Eric ▁then ▁sought ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁and ▁legit im ize ▁his ▁rule . ▁He ▁gave ▁titles ▁and ▁privileges ▁to ▁his ▁supp or ters , ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁ ▁Arch bishop ▁As ser ' s ▁nep hew ▁E sk il ▁( c . ▁ 1 1 0 0 - 1 1 8 1 ), ▁Bishop ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ros k ilde . ▁ ▁He ▁initi ated ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁getting ▁his ▁half - bro ther ▁Can ute ▁Lav ard ▁canon ized , ▁and ▁established ▁an ▁ab bey ▁at ▁Ring sted ▁to ▁document ▁reports ▁of ▁m ira cles ▁at ▁Can ute ' s ▁grave . ▁Eric ▁wanted ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁divine ▁right ▁of ▁k ings , ▁and ▁canon izing ▁Can ute ▁would ▁support ▁his ▁claim ▁on ▁the ▁throne . ▁Can ute ▁was ▁finally ▁canon ized ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 0 . ▁ ▁Eric ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁har sh ▁r uler ▁to ▁his ▁enemies . ▁In ▁the