Ragnarssona þáttr

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Ragnar's death

The Ragnarssona þáttr or Þáttr af Ragnars sonum (German story of Ragnar's sons ) is an Old Norse story ( þáttr ) about Ragnar Lodbrok , Viking and Swedish king, and his sons in the 9th century.

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After Sigurd Hring's death , Ragnar became the new king of Sweden and Denmark. Parts of his land were occupied by other kings.

The þáttr goes on to tell how he freed Torah from the clutches of a dragon . They married and had two sons, Erik and Agnar. Ragnar also managed to recapture the lost territories of his kingdom.

After a few years, Torah died. Ragnar married Aslaug , daughter of Sigurd Hring and Brynhildr . They had four sons: Ivar the Boneless , Björn, Hvitserk and Sigurd Snake Eye. The sons followed their father and conquered Zealand , Reidgotaland ( Jutland ), Gotland and Öland . Ivar established a lordship in Lejre .

Ragnar did not want his sons to be his equal and promised the Kingdom of Sweden to Eysteinn Beli. Erik and Agnar asked Eysteinn to submit to them. He asked the Swedish elders in Uppsala for support. Erik was captured after a long struggle, Agnar was killed. Erik could now marry Borghild, daughter of Eysteinn, and rule Uppsala öd. He refused and allowed himself to be killed.

Aslaug wanted to avenge the death of her sons. She moved to Zealand with her remaining sons and 1,500 warriors. Eysteinn was killed after a long fight.

Ragnar went to the English coast and ravaged and ravaged it. King Ælle of Northumbria advanced to meet him with an army. He captured Ragnar and had him thrown into a snake pit . However, Ragnar had a shirt that made him invulnerable. His clothes were stripped off and he died.

Ragnar's sons now attacked England but soon gave up. Ivar managed to acquire a small area and he founded Jórvík ( York ). Ivar's brothers attacked England again and succeeded in capturing King lls. They cut a blood pear in the back in revenge for the death of their father. Ivar became king in north east England. He had two sons, Yngvar and Husto. They later conquered the kingdom of Edmund the martyr and had him tortured.

Ivar and his brothers ravaged territories in England, Wales, France and Italy. After their return they divided their territory: Björn got Uppsala and Sweden, Sigurd got Zealand, Schonen , Halland , Viken , Agder and Uppland . Hvitserk got Heidgotaland (Jutland) and Wendland (Holstein?).

Sigurd married Blaeja, a daughter of King Ælle. They had a son, Harthaknut . He succeeded his father as King of Zealand. He had a son, Gorm. He was strong and strong, but not as wise as his ancestors.

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