Reginheri

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Reginheri ( Raginarius ) was a Viking leader documented in the first half of the 9th century.

Reginheri is the name in Latin Franconian sources for the leader of the Vikings who invaded Paris in western France in 845 . He is mentioned by name in the annals of Xanten in the entry for the year 845, while in the entry for the year 845 in the annals of St. Bertin the Viking leader is not mentioned by name.

Reginheri attacked Paris in March 845 with a large fleet, was able to defeat an army from West Franconia and then move into Paris. The West Franconian King Charles the Bald had to pay 7,000 pounds of silver for the Vikings to leave. Reginheri was probably allied with the Danish king Horik I , but otherwise no details about him have survived; according to the annals of Xanten , he is said to have been killed in 845. It is quite likely that the Raginarius mentioned in Rimbert's Vita Anskarii (Chapter 21) is identical with Reginheri. although this identification is partly disputed, since the name Ragnar also appeared as a personal name in the Franconian Empire.

It is often assumed that Reginheri is the historical core of the story of the legendary Ragnar Lodbrok .

literature

  • Gwyn Jones : A History of the Vikings. 2nd ed. Oxford 1984, pp. 212f.
  • Rory McTurk: Ragnarr Lodbrok in the Irish Annals? In: Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress. Dublin 1976, pp. 93-123.
  • Donnchadh Ó Corráin: High-Kings, Vikings and other Kings. In: Irish Historical Studies 22, 1979, pp. 283-323.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Cf. in summary Rory McTurk: Studies in "Ragnars saga loðbrókar" and Its Major Scandinavian Analogues. Oxford 1991, pp. 1-6 and pp. 45ff.
  2. ↑ See also Janet L. Nelson : Charles the Bald. London 1992, p. 151ff.
  3. ↑ Cf. Rory McTurk: Studies in "Ragnars saga loðbrókar" and Its Major Scandinavian Analogues. Oxford 1991, p. 4 and Janet L. Nelson : Charles the Bald. London 1992, pp. 151-153.
  4. ↑ Simon Coupland: From poachers to gamekeepers. In: Early Medieval Europe 7, 1998, pp. 85-114, here pp. 107f.
  5. ^ Rory McTurk: Studies in "Ragnars saga loðbrókar" and Its Major Scandinavian Analogues. Oxford 1991, pp. 1ff.
personal data
SURNAME Reginheri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raginarius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Viking leader
DATE OF BIRTH before 845
DATE OF DEATH after 845