Ragnar Sigurdsson Lodbrok, Legendary King of Denmark^[1]

Abt 765 - 865  (~ 100 years)

• Name	Ragnar Sigurdsson Lodbrok
  Suffix	Legendary King of Denmark
  Born	Abt 765	Uppsala, Sweden
  Gender	Male
  History	08 Jun 793	Lindisfarne (Holy Island), Northumberland, England
  	Sea-robbers, or 'Wicingas' as they came to be known began raiding Britain from across the sea. The Viking Age began dramatically in England on 8 Jun 793 when 'Northmen' destroyed the abbey on Lindisfarne, a center of learning famous across the continent. Monks were killed in the abbey, thrown into the sea to drown or carried away as slaves along with church treasures. The devastation of Northumbria's Holy Island shocked and alerted the royal Courts of Europe. 'Never before has such an atrocity been seen' declared the Northumbrian scholar Alcuin of York. The adjective 'Norse' (Norsemen) entered the English language in 1598 from the Dutch word 'noors', the adjective form of 'Norwegian'. The Norse word Vik meant Inlet, hence the people of the fjords.
  		Lindisfarne (Holy Island), Northumberland, England View of the Priory (and the Elizabethan Fort in background)
  Died	865	Northumberland, England
  	Cause: Captured by Saxon king Aella and thrown into a pit of vipers
  Notes	He was the Legendary King of Denmark 818 to 830, also states that he died in 845 in England.
  Person ID	I1748534431	Red1st
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Sigurd Ring, Legendary King of Denmark, as Siward II, Legendary King of Sweden,   b. Abt 750, Denmark ,   d. 812  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Alfhild Gandolfsson,   b. Abt 724, Uppsala, Sweden
  Family ID	F672151883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lathgertha
  Children	+ 1. Bjorn Ragnarsson, Ironside,   b. Abt 777, Denmark + 2. Ivar'the Boneless' Ragnarsson,   b. Abt 779, Denmark ,   bur. Repton, Derbyshire, England   3. Ubbe (Ubba ,Hubba) Ragnarsson,   b. Abt 781, Denmark ,   d. 878, Cynwit Fort, Cannington Hill, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 97 years)
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2009 17:47:11
  Family ID	F1345703227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Aslaug (Aslauga) Sigurdsson,   b. Abt 755, Denmark
  Children	+ 1. Sigurd'Northern Sea King''Snake-eye', Legendary King of Denmark,   b. Abt 782, Denmark ,   d. 850  (Age ~ 68 years)   2. Hvitserk (Halfdan) Ragnarsson,   b. Abt 784, Denmark   3. Rognvald Ragnarsson,   b. Abt 786, Denmark
  Family ID	F672151882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Thora (Þora) Town-Hart (borgarhjörtr), Princess of Sweden or Norway,   b. Abt 755, Scandinavia
  Children	+ 1. Eric, Legendary King of Zealand,   b. Abt 800, Zealand, Denmark   2. Agnar Ragnarsson
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2009 10:31:06
  Family ID	F672152257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 765 - Uppsala, Sweden History - 08 Jun 793 - Lindisfarne (Holy Island), Northumberland, England Died - 865 - Northumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S25458533028] Darrin Lythgoe.