sentences:  In spite of the decidedly pagan contents of the poem, Eric may have died a Christian, as some of the sagas suggest.There is no evidence for his religious beliefs, but if ever Eric was to be accepted and consecrated as king, probably with Wulfstan as king-maker, acceptance of the Christian faith would have been set as a condition to royal office.The impression is borne out by Wulfstan's earlier removal of Amlaíb Cuarán and Ragnald on grounds that they had become, in Æthelweard's words, "deserti" "deserters" (see above).