Godfrid, Duke of Frisia

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Godfrid was a Danish Viking leader ("King of the Sea") in the late ninth century. He was a compatriate of Rorik and controlled most of Frisia between 880 and 885.

After warring with Frankish troops, he made peace with Emperor Charles the Fat and converted to Christianity. In return, Charles appointed him Duke of Frisia. However, Godfrid did nothing against a Danish raid which pillaged large parts of the Low Countries. In 885, he was summoned to Lobith for a meeting. In an act of treachery he was killed by a group of Frisian nobles. The local count Gerulf took over the West Frisian coastline from the Danish after the murder.


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