Facts about Ragnar Lothbrok

  Facts about Ragnar Lothbrok


Ragnar Lothbrok
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   The real Ragnar Lothbrok seems to be a composite of a number of warriors and is difficult to separate from the myth.
   It is belived that the main inspiration behind the legend was a particularly vicious Viking King known as Reginheri, who hanged over one hundred Christians after he successfully laid siege to Paris in the year 845.
Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok
   Lothbrok is a nickname rather than a second name, which actually means hairy breeches.
Ragnar got his nickname from his cowhide pants that he wore while fighting against a serpent that breathed poison.
   Ragnar had three wives: Lagertha, Aslaug and Thora Town – Hart.
His wives gave him many sons, the most famous ones being: Björn Ironside, Sigurd Snake in the eye, Ubbe and Ivar the Boneless.


There are two versions of the story about Ragnar Lothbrok’s death. 

Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok

   One is that he was seized by his foe, King Aelle of Northumbria, and killed by being thrown into a pit of snakes. His sons bloodily avenged him by invading England with Great Heathen Army (a combined army of Vikings). 
  The other was that he died of a disease similar to diarrhea caused probably by dysentery, right after he ravaged Paris.
Death of Ragnar Lothbrok

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