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He commanded the Danish vikings on a huge pillaging campaign through Lotharingia. Places that were pillaged were: Maastricht , Liege , Stavelot , Prüm , Cologne and Koblenz . Holy Roman Emperor , Charles The Fat had to appoint him as duke of Friesland in 882. He converted to Christianity, maried Gisela, daughter of Lothair II . In 885, he was summoned to Lobith for a meeting. He wanted to conquer the whole of Lotharingia with the help of a son of Lothair II. In an act of treachery he was killed by a group of Frisian nobles. The West Frisian count Gerulf took over the West Frisian coastline from the Danish after the murder. REFERENCES
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