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Loker (Curonian king)

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Legendary king of the Curonians
Loker
King of the Curonians
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Loker or Lokero was a legendary Curonian king mentioned in Gesta Danorum. Exiled Danish prince, Hading and an old rover, Lysir attacked his realm, but were defeated.

The text

Gesta Danorum, Book One
Lysir and Hadding, being bound thus in the strictest league, declared war against Loker, the tyrant of the Kurlanders. They were defeated; and the old man aforementioned took Hadding, as he fled on horseback, to his own house, and there refreshed him with a certain pleasant draught, telling him that he would find himself quite brisk and sound in body.

References

  1. "The Danish History, Book One". www.sacred-texts.com.
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