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- Ivar the Boneless (died 873, Dublin [Ireland]) was a Viking chieftain, of Danish origin, whose life story is suffused with legend. He is best known for his exploits on the British Isles, most notably his invasion, in the company of two brothers, of several Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
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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.
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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.
- The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok
- The Tale of Ragnar's Sons
- Ivar in The Gesta Danorum
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With Ivar the Boneless only appearing within the Ragnar Lothbrok mythos, the starting point for his deeds must be its best-known and main source: the 13th-century Icelandic The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok (Old Norse: Ragnars saga loðbrókar). It kicks off with the childhood of Aslaug, who will go on to become Ragnar's second wife and mother of Ivar. She...
This story, along with most of the main elements of The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok, is also preserved in the late 13th-early 14th century CE Icelandic work, The Tale of Ragnar's Sons (Ragnarssona þáttr). Ivar, again, is the leader of his little band of brothers, who here also go against their father's will here and there going off into certain territo...
Although there are some other medieval Latin sources who mention Ragnar and, in passing and not necessarily by name, his sons, the main Latin source in which we also find Ivar at length is the Gesta Danorum ('Deeds of the Danes'). Probably written in the early 13th century CE, by Saxo Grammaticus, the Gesta introduces some new characters and events...
Leaving aside the fact that a person who was quite literally boneless is unlikely to have made the history books as a famous Viking raider (or even to have survived past birth in those days), let us look at the question of whether Ivar, son of Ragnar, has some basis in historical reality. A word of caution in this examination comes from the time-ga...
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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. He would later become a king in parts of Britain, Scotland, Ireland and the Isles.
Oct 6, 2019 · Ivar the Boneless (794–873 CE) was the leader of the Great Viking Army in England, one of three Danish brothers who invaded and planned to take over the entire country in the 9th century CE. According to historical sources, he was a violent man, cruel and fierce.
Jul 22, 2024 · Ivar the Boneless is a character from the TV show "Vikings" known for his strategic prowess and physical disability. The real Ivar was a Viking leader of the Great Heathen Army, but the origin of his nickname remains a mystery.
