Rorik (Latin: Roricus, Rorichus; Old Norse: Hrœrekr; c. 810 – c. 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.
^Roberts, Wilmer Lynn (1963). Roman and Frankish Government in the Low Countries, 57 B.C. - 925 A.D. University of California. p. 247.
parts of Friesland between 841 and 873, conquering Dorestad and Utrecht[citation needed] in 850. Rorik swore allegiance to Louis the German in 873. He was...
Dorestad (Dorestat, Duristat) was an early medieval emporium, located in the southeast of the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, close to the modern-day...
including the House of Wiśniowiecki. The name Rurik is a form of the Old Norse name Hrœrekr. RorikofDorestad was a member of one of two competing families...
imprisonment in the Abbey of Saint Martin. Meanwhile, Judith and Baldwin sought refuge with the Viking RorikofDorestad, King of Friesland (circa 810 –...
king of the Visigoths in Visigothic Kingdom of Spain. RorikofDorestad, chieftain who ruled Frisia, in the 9th century Rurik, 9th-century founder of Novgorod...
region of Zeeland became part of West Francia after the Treaty of Meersen 839–875, RorikofDorestad, acquired all of West Frisia, Utrecht and Dorestad, ruled...
of Northumbria Boris I of Bulgaria (864) Guthrum (878) Borivoj I, Duke of Bohemia (883) RorikofDorestad Harald Klak Baptism of Boris I Baptism of Borivoj...
Annales Bertiniani, Harald was an uncle ofRorikofDorestad. The Annales Xantenses mention Rorik being the brother of a "younger Harald". Several modern scholars...
of 2007), doubts about this have grown in recent years. One of the most important Viking families in the Low Countries was that ofRorikofDorestad (based...
ruler of most of Friesland. Dorestad had been one of the most prosperous ports in Northern Europe for quite some time. By accepting Rorik as one of his...
islands of Walcheren and Wieringen), where they built simple forts and cooperated and traded with the native Frisians. One of their leaders was Rorikof Dorestad...
in the hands ofRorik's successor, Godfrid, who became embroiled in the politics of the Frankish empire and was allied with the children of Lothair II....
notably Dorestad were raided by Vikings. RorikofDorestad was a famous Viking raider in Frisia. On Wieringen the Vikings most likely had a base of operations...
in the 860s and 870s. He was a son of Harald the Younger and thus a nephew ofRorikofDorestad, and a relative of both Harald Klak and Godfrid Haraldsson...
could fit well with "Sineus" and "Truvor" by Nestor's transcription. RorikofDorestad Church Slavonic: Синеусъ и Труворъ Polnoe sobranie russkikh letopiseĭ...
of 2007), doubts about this have grown in recent years. One of the most important Viking families in the Low Countries was that ofRorikofDorestad (based...
branch of the Scyldings in the Garðaríki (allegedly through RorikofDorestad) Skjoldungen Island Uí Ímair, a possible British/Irish branch of the Scyldings...
RorikofDorestad by vesting them with large estates in the Frisian lands. By the 870 Treaty of Meerssen, the Frisian lands passed to the Kingdom of East...
Rorik of Dorestad (based in Wieringen) and his brother Harald (based in Walcheren). Around 850, Lothair I acknowledged Rorik as ruler of most of Friesland...
name of the nearby castle/ruin, also called Dorestad, where the bishop of Utrecht used to live. Wijk bij Duurstede is the former location ofDorestad, an...
Saint-Germer-de-Fly (approximate date). Viking chieftain Rorik, with the agreement of King Lothair II, leaves Dorestad with a fleet and forces his rival Horik II to...
island of Wieringen), where they built simple forts and cooperated and traded with the native Frisians. One of their leaders was RorikofDorestad. Frisians...
succeeded by his son Ordoño I, as ruler of Asturias. Danish Viking raiders, led by King Rorik, conquer Dorestad and Utrecht (modern-day Netherlands). Emperor...
uncle and probable namesake. His brother was RorikofDorestad. In 841 the Emperor Lothair I granted the isle of Walcheren to Harald and his brother as a...
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