. ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Eric , ▁as ▁told ▁by ▁Ar ild ▁H uit feld t : ▁A ▁har sh ▁and ▁un pop ular ▁r uler , ▁Eric ▁died ▁at ▁Ur neh oved ▁land st ing ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 7 . ▁ ▁King ▁Eric ▁was ▁struck ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁no blem an , ▁S orte ▁P lov . ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁S orte ▁P lov ▁asked ▁permission ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁king , ▁carrying ▁a ▁spe ar ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁with ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁wood ▁protect ing ▁the ▁tip . ▁Having ▁de emed ▁that ▁King ▁Eric ▁wore ▁no ▁mail ▁under ne ath ▁his ▁t unic , ▁S orte ▁P lov ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁protection , ▁and ▁drove ▁his ▁spe ar ▁right ▁through ▁the ▁king . ▁King ▁Eric ' s ▁nep hew ▁Erik ▁H åk ons s ø n ▁stepped ▁forward ▁with ▁sword ▁in ▁hand , ▁but ▁the ▁no blem an ▁told ▁him ▁to ▁calm ▁down , ▁seeing ▁as ▁how ▁he ▁– ▁Erik ▁– ▁was ▁next ▁in ▁line ▁for ▁the ▁throne , ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁adult ▁male ▁in ▁the ▁royal ▁family : ▁" Put ▁away ▁thy ▁ma ce , ▁young ▁Erik . ▁A ▁ju icy ▁piece ▁of ▁meat ▁hath ▁fallen ▁in ▁thy ▁bow l !" ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁S orte ▁P lov ▁escaped ▁with ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Eric ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁R ibe ▁C athedral . ▁Erik ▁H åk ons s ø n ▁was ▁then ▁crown ed ▁Eric ▁III ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁Issue ▁ ▁S omet