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Jun 17, 2024 · According to medieval sources, Ragnar Lothbrok was a 9th-century Danish Viking king and warrior known for his exploits, for his death in a snake pit at the hands of Aella of Northumbria, and for being the father of Halfdan, Ivar the Boneless, and Hubba, who led an invasion of East Anglia in 865.
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Viking women were able to own property and divorce their...
- Ivar The Boneless
Ivar and his brothers Halfdan and Hubba invaded Great...
- Aella of Northumbria
Aella of Northumbria (died March 21 or 23, 867, York,...
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In Ragnar Lothbrok. In the Gesta Danorum (c. 1185) of the...
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Ragnar Lodbrok ("Ragnar hairy-breeches") (Old Norse: Ragnarr loðbrók), according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Swedish and Danish king. He is known from Old Norse poetry of the Viking Age, Icelandic sagas, and near-contemporary chronicles.
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- There is debate around his existence… Legends claim Lothbrok was the son of a Swedish King (Sigurd Hring) and a Norwegian princess. However, the Vikings didn’t keep a written record of their history at the time.
- though there is some evidence that he did exist. Whilst the evidence is scarce, with only a few references of Ragnar Lothbrok that exist in literature from the time, crucially it does exist.
- He had at least 3 wives. It is generally agreed Lothbrok married at least three women. His first wife, Lagertha, was a Nordic shield maiden who fought with Lothbrok as warriors in Norway when he was avenging the death of his grandfather, Fro.
- His nickname was ‘Hairy Breeches’ or ‘Shaggy Breeches’ This derives from Lothbrok allegedly boiling his cow-hide trousers in tar which he claimed protected him from the snake (or dragon, according to some sources) whilst winning his second wife Thora’s hand in marriage.
Apr 7, 2019 · Ragnar Lothbrok was a fearless Viking hero who ransacked England and France and fathered the Great Heathen Army. However the historicity of the man with “hairy breeches” is subject to debate. Where does Ragnar the man end and the myth begin?
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- The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok. The best-known and main source telling of Ragnar's life and heroic deeds is the 13th-century Icelandic The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok (Old Norse: Ragnars saga loðbrókar).
- The Tale of Ragnar's Sons. Following directly upon the above story, sometime between the late 13th and early 14th century CE, again in Iceland, The Tale of Ragnar's Sons (Ragnarssona þáttr) was written.
- Ragnarsdrápa. Amongst these 13th-century CE or later works concerning Ragnar, the Old Norse skaldic – or courtly – poem Ragnarsdrápa ("the poem about Ragnar") catches the eye with its attribution to the 9th-century CE Norwegian court poet Bragi Boddason.
- Krákumál. The 12th-century CE Old Norse skaldic poem Krákumál (meaning "words of the crow", better known in English as The Death-Song of Ragnar Lothbrok) zooms in on a specific part of the Ragnar-legend: his death.
Dec 6, 2019 · The mythical Ragnar Lothbrok terrorised the seas around northern Europe aboard a Viking longship – like the one depicted here in an illumination. But, in one version of his story, a shipwreck off the coast of England led to his demise.
Aug 16, 2019 · Ragnar Lothbrok commanded the Great Heathen Army to conquer territories. That was the Viking way of life – sailing across seas and oppressing defenseless victims. When he led his army to lay siege to Paris, they defeated the Franks and took home ransom worth thousands of pounds of gold and silver.
