ud ▁Land ▁Category : Pr in cess ▁A str id ▁Coast <0x0A> </s> ▁Eric ▁II ▁the ▁Mem or able ▁( ; ▁ ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 1 3 7 ) ▁was ▁king ▁of ▁Den mark ▁between ▁ 1 1 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 1 3 7 . ▁Eric ▁was ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁son ▁of ▁Eric ▁I ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁who ▁ruled ▁Den mark ▁from ▁ 1 0 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 1 0 3 . ▁Eric ▁the ▁Mem or able ▁re bel led ▁against ▁his ▁uncle ▁N iels ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁and ▁was ▁declared ▁king ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 4 . ▁He ▁pun ished ▁his ▁advers aries ▁sever ely , ▁and ▁reward ed ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁hands om ely . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁subject ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 7 ▁and ▁was ▁prompt ly ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Eric ▁III ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Eric ▁was ▁born ▁around ▁ 1 0 9 0 , ▁to ▁King ▁Eric ▁I ▁of ▁Den mark ▁and ▁an ▁unknown ▁conc ub ine . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁some ▁Dan ish ▁is les ▁by ▁his ▁half - bro ther ▁Can ute ▁Lav ard , ▁and ▁was ▁jar l ▁of ▁M ø n , ▁L ol land , ▁and ▁Fal ster . ▁When ▁Lav ard ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 1 , ▁Eric ▁joined ▁his ▁half - bro ther ▁Har ald ▁K es ja ▁in ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the