The character of Ragnar Lothbrok, portrayed by Travis Fimmel, who came into our lives when the Vikings series began airing in 2013, is not just a legend, although it is still debated among historians who he really is.
Ragnar Lothbrok, or Lodbrok, was a Norse warrior and king who lived in the 9th century and was the subject of many sagas in the Old Norse language.
During his reign, Lodbrok was king of both Denmark and Sweden, and according to records, he was also known as Ragnar Sigurdsson, since he was the son of the Danish King Sigurd ring
Although he is known as the father of famous Viking heroes like Ivar and Bjorn, there are various theories about Ragnar Lothbrok’s true identity.
In fact, some historians suggest that Lodbrok was essentially a representative hero who emerged as a combination of several historical Viking figures and was the subject of sagas
Ragnar Lothbrok, who is said to have descended from one of the Norse gods Odin, is known as the first warrior to open the gates of Europe to the Vikings. Actually, he bore the pants off of France and England with his campaigns. Lothbrok both expanded his lands and increased his wealth with these expeditions.
Ragnar Lothbrok, who is said to have descended from one of the Norse gods Odin, is known as the first warrior to open the gates of Europe to the Vikings. Actually, he bore the pants off of France and England with his campaigns. Lothbrok both expanded his lands and increased his wealth with these expeditions.
Lodbrok, although according to some sources, it is said that he was married to 4 women, he was married to 3 strong warrior women according to the most known information.
His first wife, Lagertha, who identified in the society with the goddess, was a strong woman who managed to impress Ragnar with her courage and gave him 4 children
His wife Aslaug, after Lagertha, impressed him with her beauty and intelligence. This relationship was also the subject of William Morris’s poem “The Fostering of Aslaug.”
There is information that Ragnar’s 3rd wife was Tora Borgarhjort.
Historical sources indicate that Ragnar has many daughters and sons, and the most famous of these are Bjorn Ironside and Ivar the Boneless. Even in the Viking sagas, Ragnar is afraid of falling behind the successes and powers of these two.
As for the death of Ragnar Lothbrok, there are two different stories about it.
The first is that after he destroyed Paris, he contracted diarrhea, one of the deadly diseases of that time, and died of dysentery.
The other is that King Aella of Northumbria, desperate for revenge, threw Ragnar into a pit full of snakes and left him for dead.
The sons, who receive news of their father’s death, set out for revenge. Ivar first pillages the land of England, then defeats Aella in battle, taking him prisoner. In the end, he kills Aella with different methods of torture.
The last days of Ragnar are also discussed in the poem Krakumal, which originated in Scotland, written in the 12th century.
In 2017, he performed a song called Ragnar Lothbrok’s Death Song by Einar Selvik. We are leaving this song here and end our article