(1) Il est marié avec Aslaug Sigurdsdottir.
Ils se sont mariés environ 0775 à 1st wife.
Enfant(s):
(2) Il est marié avec Thora Herraudsdottir.
Ils se sont mariés avant le 0795 à 2nd wife.
Enfant(s):
(3) Il est marié avec Kraka.
Ils se sont mariés avant le 0825 à 3rd wife.
Enfant(s):
(4) Il est marié avec Thora Herraudsdottir.
Ils se sont mariés avant le 0795 à 2nd wife.
Enfant(s):
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Information copied from Wayne Iverson, World Connect db=wiversrm,rootsweb.com
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He was a semi-legendary King.
He is said to possibly be the Ragnar who entered the Seine in 845 with120 ships. Charles the Bald deployed his army on both sides of the riverand Ragnar attacked and routed the smaller contingent and hung 111prisoners on an island in full view of the other Frankish force who offered no more resistance. Ragnar sailed into Paris and sacked it on Easter Sunday. Charles the Bald paid him 7000 pounds of silver to depart in peace and thus gained six years free of invasion.
Another story says in his old age he became jealous of his son's reknown as Viking and raided Northumberland and was captured by King Ella who threw him in a snake pit. As he was being bitten he sang his death song starting each stanza with "Down we hewed them with our swords" and in his dying breath prophesized, "How piglets would grunt if they know the plight of the boar!"
His sons did avenge his death by capturing King Ella, carved a "bloodeagle" on his back, hacked out his ribs and pulled his lungs outspreading them across his back like wings.
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The following is excerpted from a post to SGM, 22 Sep 2000, by Brynjulf Langballe:
Yes, Bjørn Ironside certainly played an important role in France. His father Ragnar Lodbrok can be identified in contemporary Frankish annals with his nickname Lodbrok translated to Hoseri (in German language Hosen), meaning fur or leather breeches. Variations are Ogier and Oschery. He operated from the Seine to the border of Spain from 840 to 851. He conquered Aquitania from the Franks, and he used Bordeaux as his stronghold for years. This conqueror, one out of more, included Poitou,which in the sagas is called Peita. Saxo is saying Petiæ and that Ragnar conquered Petiæ. This is confirmed in annals. This is the district in the Loire area. In Western Europe his sons are more reported. Ragnar Lodbrok himself was operating more in East Europe.
Ragnar "Lodbrok" Sigurdsson King of Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aslaug Sigurdsdottir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) < 795 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thora Herraudsdottir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) < 825 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kraka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) < 795 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thora Herraudsdottir |