Eric Northman

Eric Northman
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 mother (deceased); Unnamed human father (deceased); Unnamed human brother (deceased); ; TV series; Godric (maker); Nora Gainesborough (vampire sister); Unnamed human mother (deceased); Unnamed human father (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 introduced in the first novel, Dead Until Dark, as vampire living to be about a thousand years and is included in all subsequent novels.

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 mother (deceased) Unnamed human father (deceased) Unnamed human brother (deceased) TV series Godric (maker) Nora Gainesborough (vampire sister) Unnamed human mother (deceased) Unnamed human father (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)