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Nov 14, 2019 · According to Danish sources, such as the Gesta Danorum, Lagertha was Ragnar’s first wife. She was a Viking shield maiden and ruler of present-day Norway. Historian Saxo Grammaticus in the...
- Molli Mitchell
Lagertha, according to legend, was a Viking ruler and shield-maiden from what is now Norway, and the onetime wife of the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. Her tale was recorded by the chronicler Saxo in the 12th century.
- Was Lagertha a real person? There is a lot of debate as to whether Lagertha was a real person or an invented character used to represent shield maidens in Viking storytelling.
- Where can I find Lagertha’s story? Lagertha’s story first appears in the writings of Danish scholar Saxo Grammaticus. In his work ‘Gesta Danorum’ (The Deeds of the Danes), Saxo recounts the history of Denmark, its kings and its heroes.
- Was Lagertha a real shield maiden? According to Saxo, Lagertha was a shield maiden of particular skill and ferocity. She is known for her cunning and ability to hold her own on the battlefield and is credited with turning the tide of battle in favour of Ragnar multiple times.
- How did Lagertha meet Ragnar? When the Swedish King Frø murdered the Norwegian King Siward, news travelled to Denmark, where Ragnar (Siward’s grandson) was ruling over his own lands.
- Lagertha lives on a small farm in a village outside Kattegat with her husband Ragnar, her twelve-year-old son Björn, and eleven-year-old daughter Gyda.
- In Kattegat, Björn reveals Ragnar's infidelity to his mother. Though initially, the couple seem to overcome the adultery, this changes when the heavily pregnant Aslaug comes to Kattegat.
- Now free from her husband, Lagertha, the new earl, asks the Seer if she will have any more children, to which he replies no, but relays what the gods have shown him.
- Lagertha returns to Hedeby after invading Paris with Kalf, Torvi, and Erlendur. Earl Kalf announces that he and Lagertha will share the Earldom, to the dislike of Einar.
Nov 2, 2018 · Lagertha (also spelt Lathgertha or Ladgerda) is a legendary Viking shieldmaiden known from Saxo Grammaticus' early 13th-century CE Gesta Danorum. In this work, written in Latin and concerning Danish history, she is the first wife of Ragnar Lothbrok, a legendary Viking king said to have lived during the 9th century CE.
- Emma Groeneveld
Apr 23, 2021 · In legend, Lagertha was the first wife of Ragnar Lothbrok, a powerful Viking leader and warrior.
Jun 3, 2022 · When Ragnar stood, fought, and then killed both animals, Lagartha finally accepted his advances. Eventually, the two married and had three children together – a son called Fridleif and two daughters whose names we don’t know. This wasn’t Ragnar’s first marriage, however, nor was it his last.
