{"id":1048,"date":"2019-10-12T13:05:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T13:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1048"},"modified":"2026-06-28T08:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T08:17:46","slug":"erik-2-horik-2-839-873","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1048","title":{"rendered":"Erik 2 (?-873)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.png 584w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png 296w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kongefamilier.dk\/webtrees\/index.php?route=%2Fwebtrees%2Ftree%2Fkonger%2Fhourglass-3-0%2FI500072\">Erik 2<\/a> var grandev\u00f8 til <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1045\">Erik 1<\/a> og oldebarn til <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1033\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1033\">Godfred den Store<\/a>. Han er ogs\u00e5 kendt som Horik 2, Horik den unge og Erik Barn. Det sidste, fordi han kun var et barn, da han blev konge i 854, erfter at de \u00e6ldre tronkr\u00e6vere var dr\u00e6bt i indbyrdes kampe.  Erik 2 m\u00e5tte ogs\u00e5 k\u00e6mpe medlemmer af Harald Klaks sl\u00e6gt, som stadig fors\u00f8gte at overtage kongemagten. Bl.a. k\u00e6mpede han Harald Klaks nev\u00f8, <a href=\"http:\/\/kongefamilier.dk\/webtrees\/index.php?route=%2Fwebtrees%2Ftree%2Fkonger%2Fhourglass-3-0%2FI501205\">Rorik af Dorestad<\/a>, som beherskede et landomr\u00e5de syd for Ejderen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I v\u00e6rket, Ansgars Levned, skrives, at kirken i <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=5705\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5705\">Hedby<\/a> blev lukket p\u00e5 foranledning af en jarl i Slesvig, men at Errik 2 afsatte jarlen og gen\u00e5bnede kirken. Han gav ogs\u00e5 <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1113\">Ansgar<\/a> lov til at bygge en kirke i <a href=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/?page_id=1554\">Ribe<\/a> i 860. Man har ikke fundet spor af den tr\u00e6kirke, som Erik 2 gav Ansgar lov til at bygge. Derimod har man p\u00e5 et areal syd for den nuv\u00e6rende domkirke (Torvet 13) fundet en begravelsesplads med \u00f8st-vest vendte jordf\u00e6stegrave uden gravudstyr, hvoraf de \u00e6ldste er dateret til 800-tallet. Gravene er typiske for kristne begravelser, hvilket vidner om, at der har ligget en kristen kirke. Kirken har formentlig ligget under den nuv\u00e6rende domkirke. Hele pladsen omkring kirken har v\u00e6ret omgivet at en gr\u00f8ft, hvilket er en typisk markering af indviet jord.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/35\/Kong_Erik_II_Barn_%28Horik_II%29.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:307px;height:408px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erik 2 p\u00e5 kobberstik fra 1670. WikiCommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"ribe\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ribe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u00e5 Erik 2&#8217;s tid var Ribe allerede 150 \u00e5r gammel. Byen var bygget som en handelsplads nord\u00f8st for Ribe \u00c5 omkring \u00e5r 700, og er Nordens \u00e6ldste handelsby. Allerede fra 725 blev der udstedt m\u00f8nter i byen, hvilket viser, at den har v\u00e6ret under den danske konge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-1-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-1-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-1-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-1-1536x917.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-1-2048x1223.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">De \u00e6ldste spor af Ribe stammer fra 703. Der var en markedsplads inddelt i parceller omrking den nuv\u00e6rende Skt. Nicolaigade. Der var ogs\u00e5 hel\u00e5rsbebyggelser inden for en vold. Udenfor volden l\u00e5 begravelsespladserne. Museet Ribes Vikinger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-2-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-2-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-2-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-2-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-2-1536x894.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-grundplan-2-2048x1193.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ansgars kirke af tr\u00e6 blev bygget uden for byen o. 860 &#8211; sydvest for \u00e5en.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ansgars-kirke-1-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ansgars-kirke-1-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ansgars-kirke-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ansgars-kirke-1-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ansgars-kirke-1-1536x1074.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ansgars-kirke-1-2048x1432.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">P\u00e5 Vikingecentret ved Ribe st\u00e5r denne tr\u00e6kirke, som er en rekonstruktion af en kirke i Tosted ved Hamborg (Udgravet ved opf\u00f8relsen af <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@53.2833925,9.7086102,118m\/data=!3m1!1e3\">Johannesgemeinde<\/a>). Den oprindelige kirke stammer fra samme tid som kirken i Ribe og Ansgar var jo biskop for Hamborg, s\u00e5 den er et godt bud p\u00e5 Ribe-kirken, hvoraf der ikke er fundet spor. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Hoerning-planken-2022-01-20-15.41.58-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20779\" style=\"width:413px;height:279px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Hoerning-planken-2022-01-20-15.41.58-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Hoerning-planken-2022-01-20-15.41.58-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Hoerning-planken-2022-01-20-15.41.58-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Hoerning-planken-2022-01-20-15.41.58-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Hoerning-planken-2022-01-20-15.41.58-2048x1387.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Denne planke stammer fra en tr\u00e6kirke, som har st\u00e5et, hvor H\u00f8rning Kirke ved Randers nu ligger. Det slyngede slangemotiv er et bud p\u00e5 udsmykningen af Ansgars kirke i Ribe. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-vikingehavn-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-vikingehavn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-vikingehavn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-vikingehavn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-vikingehavn-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-vikingehavn-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">S\u00e5dan kunne havneanl\u00e6get i vikingetidens Ribe have set ud. Rekonstruktion fra Ribe Vikingecenter med den rekonstruerede kirke i baggrunde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-gaard-hviding-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-gaard-hviding-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-gaard-hviding-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-gaard-hviding-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-gaard-hviding-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kongegrave.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ribe-gaard-hviding-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rekonstrueret langhus fra Hviding ved Ribe. Datering ca. 980.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erik 2 d\u00f8de i 873 i en alder af ca. 44 \u00e5r. Man kender ikke hans grav.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik 2 var grandev\u00f8 til Erik 1 og oldebarn til Godfred den Store. Han er ogs\u00e5 kendt som Horik 2, Horik den unge og Erik Barn. Det sidste, fordi han kun var et barn, da han blev konge i 854, erfter at de \u00e6ldre tronkr\u00e6vere var dr\u00e6bt i indbyrdes kampe. 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