Horik I

Horik I
Horik I - 17th century engraving
King of the Danes
Reign813 – 854
PredecessorHarald Klak and Ragnfred
SuccessorHorik II
BornLate 8th century
Denmark
Died854
Denmark
IssueHorik II?
DynastySigfredian
FatherGudfred
ReligionNorse paganism

Horik I or Hårik (died 854) was a king of the Danes. He was co-ruler from 813, and sole king from c. 828 until his violent death in 854. His long and eventful reign was marked by Danish raids on the Carolingian Empire of Louis the Pious, son and successor of Charlemagne.