Today is Ragnar Lodbrok’s Day. Ragnar Lodbrok according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Swedish and Danish king.
He is known from Old Norse poetry of the Viking Age, Icelandic sagas, and near-contemporary chronicles. According to traditional literature, Ragnar distinguished himself by conducting many raids against the British Isles and the Carolingian Empire during the 9th century. He also appears in Norse legends, and according to the legendary sagas Tale of Ragnar’s Sons and a Saga about Certain Ancient Kings, Ragnar Lodbrok’s father has been given as the legendary king of the Swedes, Sigurd Ring.
Around this day in 845, a Viking invasion of France culminated in the siege and capture of Paris. The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named “Reginherus”, or Ragnar, who tentatively has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok. Reginherus’s fleet of 120 Viking ships, carrying thousands of warriors, entered the Seine in March and sailed up the river.They withdrew after Charles the Bald paid a ransom of 7,000 French livres [2,570 kg (83,000 ozt)] in gold and silver.
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Enjoy the weekend! Here’s the ELO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVU5S0MAHxc
