King Horik Coloring Page

Horik I ruled Denmark in the first half of the 800s, during the early Viking Age. He was a powerful king who made deals and sometimes fought with the Frankish kings to the south, who ruled much of what is now France and Germany.

In 845 his fleet sailed up the Elbe River and attacked the city of Hamburg. He later made peace with the Franks. In 854 he was killed in a fight with his relatives, and Denmark went through a rough patch while they fought over who would rule next.