Rorik of Dorestad | |
|---|---|
 Rorik as conceived by Hermanus Willem Koekkoek | |
| King of Friesland | |
| In office 841–873 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | around 800 Denmark or Sweden |
| Died | 882 |
| Parent |
|
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 Sweden or 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.