Eric northman alexander skarsgard was born in sweden during the anglo saxon period 900ad he was turned 930ad making him over 1 000 years old eric is the vampire sheriff of louisiana area 5 which encompasses bon temps he owns the vampire bar fangtasia in shreveport eric is 65quot tall has blond hair and blue eyes this is an officially licensed productltbr gtltbr gtt shirt design reads i love eric northman true bloodltbr gtltbr gtour crew neck short sleeved men