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Sigurd d.e. Ragnarsen
1. Sigurd d.e. Ragnarsen died in Hadeland, Oppland, Innlandet, Norge. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Danmark
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 2
2. Ragnar Sigurdsen (1.Sigurd1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: England; Forvekslet med tidligere Ragnar Lodbrok?
Notes:
Residence:
Without doubt, the most famous of the invading Vikings was Ragnar Lodbrok. A Norwegian who was associated with the ruling classes of Denmark atthat time. A pirate almost from birth, he spent most of his life invading one country or another. He was given the name hairy breeches because of thetrousers made from animal skin by his wife. By 845 he was a well established figure who was famous for his exploits. In that year, he invaded Paris, butwas beaten back. Not to be outdone he turned his attention to England. He landed in Northumbria on the north east coast of England. Unfortunately hewas captured by King Ella of Northumbria and thrown into a snake pit of adders, the only poisonous snake that exists in England. As he was slowly beingbitten to death, he was alleged to have exclaimed ' How the little pigs would grunt if they knew the situation of the old boar '. The story continues thatwhen his four sons heard the manner of his death, Hvitserk, who was playing chess gripped the piece so hard that blood issued from his finger nails.Bjorn gripped his spear so tightly that he left an impression in it and Sigurd who was trimming his nails cut straight through to the bone. Only the fourthson, Ivor the boneless collected all the details of his fathers death and prepared their revenge. The custom known as blood red eagle was to cut the ribsof the victim out and the lungs removed by grasping them and spreading them over the body. This justice was allegedly carried out on King Ella. Thestory above as obviously been exaggerated but the consequences of Ragnar Lodbrok's death had serious consequences. Ivor The boneless was themastermind behind the attacks on the mainland in the final quarter of the ninth century. In 866 he invaded East Anglia and the following year attackedYork. He was aided by the internal struggle for power in Northumbria. With no fleet and no defences of note, the Vikings wintered in England and werereinforced by more of their kind. In 869 Edmund the last king of East Anglia was slain for not renouncing his faith. Mercia which had been the foremostpower in the country since king Offa, reeled under the attacks. They appealed to Wessex for help. Wessex responded and Aethelred and the youngAlfred marched to their assistance only to see the Mercians surrender to the invaders. Fighting almost alone, the Vikings were pushed out of Mercia.They retreated back to York. It was only a temporary peace. It was not long before they returned, regaining most of the ground that was lost by them.The only kingdom of the heptarchy left with any say in its own affairs was Wessex. Soon, it would be their turn to suffer the invaders might.Family/Spouse: Aslaug Sigurdsdatter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. Ålov Sigurdsdatter (1.Sigurd1) Family/Spouse: Helge Olavsen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 3
4. Sigurd Ragnarsen (2.Ragnar2, 1.Sigurd1) Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
5. Sigurd Helgesen (3.Ålov2, 1.Sigurd1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Bef 0850, Ringerike, Buskerud, Viken, Norge; Stormann (konge) på Ringerike.
Family/Spouse: Tyrne Haraldsdatter. Tyrne (daughter of Harald Halvdansen) was born before 0846 in Jylland, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Family/Spouse: Thorny Haraldsdatter. Thorny (daughter of Harald Halvdansen) was born before 0846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Magnhild Sigurdsdatter was born in Ringerike, Buskerud, Viken, Norge.
Generation: 4
6. Knut Sigurdsen (4.Sigurd3, 2.Ragnar2, 1.Sigurd1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Abt 0870, Danmark
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Gorm Knutsen av Danmark was born about 0900 in Danmark; died about 0958 in Danmark; was buried about 0958 in Jelling, Vejle, Jylland, Danmark.
7. Ragnhild Sigurdsdatter (5.Sigurd3, 3.Ålov2, 1.Sigurd1) Ragnhild married Halvdan Gudrødsen after 0820. Halvdan (son of Gudrød Halvdansen and Aasa Haraldsdatter) was born about 0821; died about 0860 in Randsfjorden, Oppland, Innlandet, Norge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Harald Halvdansen, "Harald 1" was born before 0860; died about 0933 in Rogaland, Norge; was buried about 0933 in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norge.
8. Magnhild Sigurdsdatter (5.Sigurd3, 3.Ålov2, 1.Sigurd1) was born in Ringerike, Buskerud, Viken, Norge.