Ragnar Lodbrok

Ragnar Lodbrok
Ragnar Lodbrok with sons Ivar and Ubba, 15th-century miniature in Harley MS 2278 folio 39r
DiedTraditional date: 865
Northumbria, England
Known forLegendary exploits and raids across Europe
TitleLegendary Viking Hero and King
PredecessorSigurd Ring (according to legend)
SuccessorSigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (according to legend)
Parents
  • Sigurd Ring (according to legend) (father)
  • Åsa, daughter of King Harald of the Red Moustache (according to legend) (mother)

Ragnar Lodbrok ("Ragnar hairy-breeches") (Old Norse: Ragnarr loðbrók),[a] according to legends,[2] was a Viking hero and a Swedish and Danish king.[3]

He is known from Old Norse poetry of the Viking Age, Icelandic sagas, and near-contemporary chronicles. According to traditional literature, Ragnar distinguished himself by conducting many raids against the British Isles and the Carolingian Empire during the 9th century. He also appears in Norse legends, and according to the legendary sagas Tale of Ragnar's Sons and a Saga about Certain Ancient Kings,[4] Ragnar Lodbrok's father has been given as the legendary king of the Swedes, Sigurd Ring.[5][6]

  1. ^ Hughes, David (2007). The British Chronicles. Vol. 1. Heritage. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-7884-4490-6.
  2. ^ Harrison 1993, p. 16.
  3. ^ Du Chaillu, Paul B. (2015). The Viking Age Vol. 2 (of 2) (Illustrations): The early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English-speaking nations. The Viking Age Series. J.J. Little & Co. p. 291. ISBN 978-0599543584. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2020. Gutenberg Project version Archived 28 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine, published 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ Sögubrot 1200.
  5. ^ Lindbergh, Katarina Harrison (2017). Nordisk mytologi: Från a till Ö. Svenska Historiska Media Förlag. ISBN 978-9175453705. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ^ Butler, Josh "The Real Ragnar Lothbrok." Archived 20 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Historic UK. Retrieved 21 April 2020.


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