The Actual History of Ragnar Lodbrok

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Ragnar Lodbrok was a legendary Viking hero, as well as a legendary Danish and Swedish king. He is known from Old Norse poetry of the Viking Age, Icelandic sagas, and near-contemporary chronicles. According to the traditional literature, Ragnar distinguished himself by conducting many raids against the British Isles and the Holy Roman 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, Ragnar Lodbrok's father was the legendary king of the Swedes, Sigurd Ring.

0:00:00 - intro
0:00:13 - Summary
0:00:46 - The Icelandic Sagas
0:03:37 - Danish sources
0:08:27 - Poetic and epigraphic sources
0:10:22 - Frankish accounts of a 9th-century Viking leader named Ragnar
0:11:36 - Later continental accounts
0:12:36 - Anglo-Saxon and Irish accounts of the father of Ivar and Halfdan
0:14:38 - Ragnar's sons
0:16:46 - Sources and historical accuracy
0:18:57 - outro

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