- Eric Northman
Eric Northman is a character from the "
The Southern Vampire Mysteries " book series by authorCharlaine Harris .In "
True Blood ", an HBO series based on the books, this character is played by Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård. [cite web |url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=49830 |title= True Blood Recruits Skarsgard |accessdate= 2008-03-05 |date=2008-03-05 |publisher=SCI FI Wire]The Southern Vampire Mysteries' main character, telepath waitress
Sookie Stackhouse , meets Eric in "Dead Until Dark" the first novel in the series. He appears in all the subsequent novels and saves Sookie's life on more than one occasion. He also has a brief romance with her in "Dead to the World," the fourth book.Little is known about Eric, except that he is the oldest and most powerful vampire in Area 5, the territory that includes the small town in Northern Louisiana where Sookie lives. The novels hint that he was probably a Viking in his human life. Eric owns a vampire bar called Fangtasia that serves as his headquarters. He runs the bar with the help of his vampire offspring Pam and a few others.
Eric is also the Sheriff of Area 5 and the boss of Bill Compton, Sookie's vampire boyfriend from the first novel. Eric is not sure for his feeling for Sookie.
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