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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.
Jun 17, 2024 · Ragnar Lothbrok, 9th-century Viking whose historical existence is difficult to distinguish from legend in medieval European literature. He is said to have been the father of Viking leaders Halfdan, Ivar the Boneless, and Hubba, who are believed to have led an invasion of East Anglia in 865.
Dec 6, 2022 · Ragnar Lodbrok with sons Ivar and Ubba, 15th-century miniature Image Credit: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons Interestingly, Lothbrok is also mentioned in the Danish document Gesta Danorum , which contains historical information (referring to his marriages to Lagertha and Thora) as well as legends – compiled by the historian Saxo Grammaticus.
Scourge of England and France, father of the Great Heathen Army and lover to the mythical queen Aslaug, the legend of Ragnar Lothbrok has enchanted story tellers and historians for almost a millennium.
Aug 31, 2018 · Ragnar Lothbrok (Old Norse Ragnarr Loðbrók, also anglicised as Ragnar Lodbrok), whose epithet means 'Hairy-breeches' or 'Shaggy-breeches', was a legendary Viking king, with Old Norse sagas, poetry, and medieval Latin sources telling of his accomplishments in Scandinavia, Francia, and Anglo-Saxon England during the 9th century CE.
Jul 27, 2016 · The Viking King, Ragnar Lodbrok (or Lothbrok according to different texts) had his infamous deeds embellished in medieval European literature. Noted as the scourge of France and Britain, Ragnar’s life and notorious acts are nothing short of legendary and his three notable sons-Halfdan, Inwaer (also known as Ivar the Boneless ) and Hubba ...
Ragnar Lodbrok was a legendary Viking warrior who led the “Great Heathen Army” into battle, most memorably in raids on England’s coast. Lodbrok is also known for the women he married, including Lagertha, a Viking legend in her own right, and for the sons he fathered, including Bjorn Ironside.
Apr 7, 2019 · The legendary Viking hero, who was also a king of Denmark and Sweden, was also known as Ragnar Sigurdsson, as he was said to be the Swedish king Sigurd Ring’s (or Hring’s) son in some accounts. When Ragnar grew up he was a handsome man who was a strong warrior.
Jun 1, 2023 · One of the Vikings’ best-known kings is the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok. He was known as a fearless and cunning warrior who conquered every land he set his eyes upon. In the Christian world, Ragnar was known as a bold warrior, devastating and plundering the northwest of France.
The Tale of Ragnarr loðbrók ( Old Norse: Ragnars saga loðbrókar) is an Icelandic legendary saga of the 13th century about the Viking ruler Ragnarr loðbrók. It is first found in the same manuscript as Vǫlsunga saga, which it immediately follows.
