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Ubba (Old Norse: Ubbi; died 878) was a 9th-century Viking and one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 860s. [note 1] The Great Army appears to have been a coalition of warbands drawn from Scandinavia , Ireland , the Irish Sea region and Continental Europe .
- Anglo-Saxon England and Invasions
- Viking Raids
- Ubba Ragnarasson and Martyrdom
- The Battle of Arx Cynuit
- Historical Figure Or Viking Archetype?
By the 5th century CE, the British Isles were a part – albeit a peripheral one – of the vast Roman Empire that stretched from the Scottish highlands to the Red Sea. Around 406 CE, Constantine III, a Roman general and self-declared Emperor, called back the Roman garrison from Britain in order to stop the flow of invasions and peoples over the Rhine ...
Much has been made about the so-called "start" of the "Viking Age"with a raid at Lindisfarne in 793 CE. This has – rather clumsily – generally agreed to be the dawn of a new era in Northern European medieval history. Throughout the 9th century CE, Viking warriors soon began to raid, pillage, and plunder coastal communities throughout the British Is...
What little written evidence we have about the life of Ubba Ragnarasson comes from a 9th-century chronicle of the life of Edmund, King of East Anglia and martyr, Passio sancti Eadmundi. In this hagiographical account, Edmund is portrayed as an ideal Christian king who was killed in battle by Ubba. Edmund's death is also mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon...
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles make one more mention of Ubba towards the end period of the ravages of the Great Heathen Army. A great battle between West Saxons and Viking warriors was said to have taken place in what is now a part of Devon in southern England. Though the commander of the Viking army is not named, he is said to have been the brother of...
There is just too little evidence to conclusively prove that Ubba Ragnarsson was indeed a historical figure. He may well have been a Viking leader and warrior, but the only evidence available comes from chronicles and hagiographies, often complied centuries later and with dubious motives. Interestingly, throughout the 12th and 13th centuries, Ubba ...
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The Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in AD 865. Since the late 8th century, the Vikings [b] had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries.
- 865-878
- Treaty of WedmoreFoundation of Danelaw
- England
Like the novel that the show is based on, the battle culminates with the show's protagonist Uhtred of Bebbanburg slaying the Viking warlord Ubba in a duel, before Odda's reinforcements arrive to continue and ultimately win the battle.
Feb 11, 2018 · A timeline of Ubba Ragnarsson, Viking leader and son of tRagnar Lothbrok who invaded England as part of the Great Heathen Army.
Ubba ( Old Norse: Ubbi; died 878) was a 9th-century Viking and one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 860s. The Great Army appears to have been a coalition of warbands drawn from Scandinavia, Ireland, the Irish Sea region and Continental Europe.
Mar 5, 2017 · Rodulf and Ubba: In Search of a Frisian–Danish Viking. By Stephen Lewis. Saga Book: Viking Society for Northern Research, Vol.40 (2016) Frisia in the 8th century. Introduction: Rodolf was a prominent Frisian-based Danish Viking leader in the third quarter of the ninth century.
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