Rorik of Dorestad

Rorik of Dorestad
Rorik as conceived by Hermanus Willem Koekkoek
King of Friesland
In office
841–873
Personal details
Bornaround 800
Denmark
Died882

Rorik (Latin: Roricus, Rorichus; Old Norse: Hrœrekr; c. 810c. 880) was a Danish Viking, who ruled over parts of Friesland between 841 and 873, conquering Dorestad[1] and Utrecht[citation needed] in 850. Rorik swore allegiance to Louis the German in 873. He was born in Denmark around 800. He died at some point between 873 and 882.

  1. ^ Roberts, Wilmer Lynn (1963). Roman and Frankish Government in the Low Countries, 57 B.C. - 925 A.D. University of California. p. 247.

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