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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.
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- Anglo-Saxon England and Invasions
- Viking Raids
- Ubba Ragnarasson and Martyrdom
- The Battle of Arx Cynuit
- Historical Figure Or Viking Archetype?
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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 ...
Ubba Ragnarsson was a legendary leader of Viking invaders in Anglo-Saxon England in the 9th century CE. He is associated with the martyrdom of several saints and the Battle of Arx Cynuit, but his historical existence is uncertain.
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The name Great Heathen Army is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The force was led by three of the five sons of the semi-legendary Ragnar Lodbrok, including Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ivar the Boneless and Ubba. [c] The campaign of invasion and conquest against the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms lasted 14 years.
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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. The Great Army appears to have been a coalition of warbands drawn from Scandinavia, Ireland, the Irish Sea region and Continental Europe.
Ubba Ragnarsson was a supporting character and antagonist in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series, acting as the main antagonist during the first half of Season 1 in The Last Kingdom. He was a powerful and feared Danish warlord. He is one of the sons of the...
