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Dorestad (Dorestat, Duristat) was an
early medieval emporium,
located in the present-day
province of
Utrecht in the Netherlands,
close to the modern-day...
- Viking, who
ruled over
parts of
Friesland between 841 and 873,
conquering Dorestad and Utrecht[citation needed] in 850.
Rorik swore allegiance to
Louis the...
- Wiśniowiecki. The name
Rurik is a form of the Old
Norse name Hrœrekr.
Rorik of
Dorestad was a
member of one of two
competing families reported by the Frankish...
- The
Battle of
Dorestad was a 7th-century
battle between the
Franks and the Frisians. The
battle took
place around 695 by the
capital city of the Frisians...
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Herstal in the
battle of
Dorestad and
compelled to cede
Frisia Citerior (Nearer Frisia) to the Franks. The
battle of
Dorestad took
place around 690 by...
- of
Utrecht had
competition from the
nearby trading centre Dorestad.
After the fall of
Dorestad around 850,
Utrecht became one of the most
important cities...
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Redbad emerged with
Traiectum (Utrecht) as its
centre of power,
while Dorestad was a
flourishing trading place.
Between 600 and
around 719 the cities...
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previous inhabitants, with the
prosperous trading North Sea
trading center of
Dorestad playing a
vital role. The
Franks eventually conquered the area, although...
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uncle Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye when he died.
According to him
Rorik of
Dorestad was also the same
person as Eric. "Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks", Guðni Jónsson's...
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Western Frisia (Frisia Citerior) and
defeated the
Frisian king
Radbod near
Dorestad, an
important trading centre. All the land
between the
Scheldt and the...
