Rorik I was a Danish Viking chieftain. Having been expelled from Denmark with his brothers after participating in a long war of succession, Rorik raided Friesland and the areas of the lower Rhine. He was the father of Knut Roriksson, prominent member of the Great Heathen Army.[1]

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  1. ^ "Rurik | Viking Age, Rus' Dynasty, Grand Prince | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.