Rurik

Rurik was a supporting character in the 2020 Netflix television series Barbarians. He was portrayed by the German actor Denis Schmidt.
The Reik (King) of a Germanic tribe, Rurik had a wife and a son. When the new Roman governor Publius Quinctilius Varus arrived in Germany after being appointed to the position by the Emperor , one of first acts was to demand tribute from all the villages in amounts that the tribes could not provide. 
Soon after the Romans demanded tribute, the leaders of the various Germanic tribes met to discuss the situation. Along with Gernot Redbeard, Rurik was one of the few Reiks who thought that the tribes should not pay tribute and fight the Romans, but he was overruled by the other Reiks who desired to keep the peace. Rurik submitted to the demands of the Romans and provided the tribute they demanded.
He was next seen at the wedding of Cherusci Reik Arminius and Thusnelda, when he scoffed at Arminius idea of joining with the other tribes to defeat the three Roman legions. He would later come around after Arminius kept his son from being delivered into Roman hands as a hostage.
Rurik led his tribe in the , which was a massive victory for the Germanic tribes. 
==Trivia==
* Rurik was not based on any specific historical character, unlike . 
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