page_title: Horik II
hierarchical_section_title: Horik II
caption_attribution_description: Dansk: Mindre udsnit forestillende den danske konge Horik II eller Erik II Barn fra "Veræ effigies regum omnium qvi a primo Dan usqe Christianum IV modo regnantem imperii Danici gloria eminuerunt" udgivet i 1670 af Erico Olai Tormio. Horik II blev konge i 854 og var dansk konge indtil engang i 860'erne eller tidligt i 870'erne.
context_page_description: Horik II, also known as Hårik or, in late sources, Erik Barn, was King of the Danes from the fall of Horik I in 854 to an unknown date between 864 and 873. During his reign the Danish kingdom showed tendencies of breaking up. After his demise under unknown circumstances, Denmark entered a long period of obscurity, until the rise of the Jelling dynasty in the 10th century.
context_section_description: Horik II (died after 864), also known as Hårik or, in late sources, Erik Barn (Danish: "Erik the Child"), was King of the Danes from the fall of Horik I in 854 to an unknown date between 864 and 873. During his reign the Danish kingdom showed tendencies of breaking up. After his demise under unknown circumstances, Denmark entered a long period of obscurity, until the rise of the Jelling dynasty in the 10th century.
caption: Horik II as depicted in 1670
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