The Danish King [Erik I Ejegod (The Good)][1] died in Paphos, Cyprus, 1736 miles / 2794 km from the then capital of Denmark, Roskilde. Erik, who reigned from 1095 to 1103, was the fourth of five brothers (sons of [Sweyn II Estridsson][2]) who all became King of Denmark.

Erik I, who was born around 1060, set out on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with his wife [Boedil Thurgotsdatter][3], travelling via Novgorod and Constantinople. Despite falling ill in the Byzantine capital while a guest of the emperor, they travelled on to Cyprus where, on 10th July 1103, Erik died of a fever. He was buried in Paphos, though the exact location of his grave is unknown. Erik was the first king to go a pilgrimage to the Holy Land following the recapture of Jerusalem during the [First Crusade][4].

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*[One of the cemeteries in Cyprus where he may be buried][6]*

His wife continued on to Jerusalem and died there in 1103 (1995 miles / 3211 km from home).

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_I_of_Denmark
  [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweyn_II_of_Denmark
  [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boedil_Thurgotsdatter
  [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Crusade
  [5]: https://i.sstatic.net/2A92x.jpg
  [6]: http://cphpost.dk/history/kiong-erik-dead-in-cyprus-but-where-is-the-body.html