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Ivar Ragnarsson, also known as Ivar "the Boneless," is the youngest son of Ragnar Lothbrok and Aslaug. Conceived after his father's return from England, Aslaug had been giving Ragnar warnings of things to come.
Ivar the Boneless (Old Norse: Ívarr hinn Beinlausi [ˈiːˌwɑrː ˈhinː ˈbɛinˌlɔuse]; died c. 873), also known as Ivar Ragnarsson, was a Viking leader who invaded England and Ireland. According to the Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok, he was the son of Aslaug and her husband Ragnar Loðbrok, and was the brother of Björn Ironside, Halvdan (or ...
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- He claimed to be one of Ragnar Lodbrok’s sons. According to Icelandic Saga, ‘The Tale of Ragnar Loðbrok’, Ivar was the youngest son of legendary Viking king, Ragnar Lodbrok and his wife Aslaug Sigurdsdottir.
- He is thought to be a genuine figure. The Vikings didn’t keep a written record of their history – most of what we know is from the Icelandic sagas (notably the ‘Tale of Ragnar’s Sons’), but other sources and historical accounts from conquered peoples do corroborate the existence and activity of Ivar the Boneless and his siblings.
- There are many theories surrounding the meaning of his strange nickname. A number of the sagas refer to him as ‘Boneless’. Legend says that despite Aslaug warning Ragnar to wait three nights before consummating their marriage to prevent the son they conceived being born with no bones, Ragnar had been too eager.
- He was a leader of the ‘Great Heathen Army’ Ivar’s father, Ragnar Lodbrok, had been captured while raiding the kingdom of Northumbria and was killed after allegedly being thrown into a pit full of venomous snakes on the orders of the Northumbrian King Ælla.
Ivar the Boneless was a Viking chieftain who was said to be the son of the Danish king Ragnar Lothbrok. Ivar invaded England not to plunder, as was typical of Viking raiders, but to conquer. Much of what is known about his life is from legend.
- Ivar the Boneless and his brothers invaded England in 865 with a large Viking force and captured York, the capital of the kingdom of Northumbria, i...
- The origin of the epithet “the Boneless” is unknown. It possibly refers to an inability to walk or to a skeletal condition such as osteogenesis imp...
Sep 23, 2024 · Ivar the Boneless, was a viking chieftain who led the Great Heathen Army when it invaded Britain in AD 865. Possibly, the invasion was in retaliation after his father Ragnar Lothbrok had been killed in Northumbria.
Jul 25, 2016 · Information and biography of Ivar the Boneless, the viking leader who led an army to invade the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, starting in 865.
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Nov 12, 2018 · Ivar the Boneless (Old Norse Ívarr hinn Beinlausi) is known from Old Norse and medieval Latin sources as the son of the legendary Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok, in these stories raiding alongside his father and brothers and becoming the ruler of York in England in the 9th century CE.
