Ragnar Lodbrok
Norse · mortal · viking age · Recorded classification
Legendary Viking-age sea-king, husband of Aslaug and father of her sons (Ivarr the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, and in the fuller lists Hvitserk and Ragnvald). Named in the corpus entry for Aslaug. Classed mortal (a legendary human king).
Children
Powers
- slays Þóra's serpent in pitch-boiled breeches to win her hand
Epithets
- Loðbrók 'Hairy-breeches / Shaggy-breeches'Ragnars saga loðbrókar; Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum bk. 9 (primary)
Relations
- spouse: ÁslaugRagnar married Aslaug (the disguised crow-girl Kraka); she bore his sons.Ragnars saga lodbrokar ch. 4-9 (Ragnar marries Aslaug, called Kraka). (primary)
- father of: Ivarr the BonelessFather of Ivarr the Boneless by Aslaug.Ragnars saga lodbrokar ch. 9; Ragnarssona thattr. (primary)
- father of: Bjorn IronsideFather of Bjorn Ironside by Aslaug.Ragnars saga lodbrokar ch. 9; Ragnarssona thattr. (primary)
- father of: Sigurd Snake-in-the-EyeFather of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye by Aslaug.Ragnars saga lodbrokar ch. 9; Ragnarssona thattr. (primary)
Sources
- existence: Ragnars saga lodbrokar ch. 4-9 (Ragnar weds Aslaug/Kraka and they have sons). (primary); Ragnarssona thattr (Tale of Ragnar's Sons). (primary)