Danish King at Lethra He was a semi-legendary King. He is s aid to possibly be the Ragnar who entered the Seine in 84 5 with 120 ships. Charles the Bald deployed his army on bot h sides of the river and Ragnar attacked and routed the sma ller contingent and hung 111 prisoners on an island in ful l viewof the other Frankish force who offered no more resis tance. Ragnar sailed into Paris and sacked it on Easter Sun day. Charles the Bald paid him 7000 pounds of silver to dep art in peace and thus gained six years free of invasion. An other story says in his old age he became jealous of his so n's reknown as vikings and raided Northumberland and was ca ptured by King Ella who threw him in a snake pit. As he wa s being bitten he sang his death song starting each stanz a with "Downwe hewed them with our swords" and in his dyin g breath prophesized, "How piglets would grunt if they kno w the plight of the boar!" His sons did avenge his death b y capturing King Ella, carved a "blood eagle" on his back , hacked out his ribs and pulled his lungs out spreading th em across his back like wings.

He was a semi-legendary King. He is said to possibly be th e Ragnar who entered the Seine in 845 with 120 ships. Charl es the Bald deployed his army on both sides of the river an d Ragnar attacked and routed the smaller contingent and hun g 111 prisoners on an island in full view of the other fran kish force who offered no more resistance. Ragnar sailed in to paris and sacked it on Easter Sunday.Charles the Bald pa id him 7000 pounds of silver to depart in peace and rhus ga ined six years free of invasion.

Another story says in his old age he became jealous of hi s son's reknown as viking and raided northumbershire and wa s captured by king Ella who threw him in a snake pit.As h e was being bitten he sang his death song starting each sta nza with "Down we hewed them with our swords" andin his dyi ng breath prophesized, "How piglets would grunt if they kno w the plight of the boar. His son did avenge his death by c apturing king Ella, carved a"Blood eagleon his back,hacke d out his ribs and pulled his lungs out spreadingthem acros s his back like wings. Information from Ancestry.com Jim We ber sits.

• Married: Bef 795
• Note: 2ND Wife
• Change Date: 30 Aug 2010

1. Ragnarsdottir Alof b: Abt 795 in Uppsala, Sweden
2. Ragnarsson Erik b: Abt 800 in Yorkshire, England

• Married: Bef 825
• Note: 3rd Wife
• Event: Alt. Marriage Alt. Marriage Bef 825
• Change Date: 30 Aug 2010

1. Ragnarsson Ivarr b: 825 in Denmark

• Married: Abt 775 in Uppsala, Sweden
• Change Date: 31 Mar 2011

1. Sigurd "Snake Eye" Ragnarsson Denmark b: Abt 776 in Jutland, Denmark
2. Bjorn "Ironside" Ragnarsson b: Abt 780 in Sweden

1. Abbrev: Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
   Title: Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
   Author: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hul l, Hull UK HU6 7RX
   Publication: http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/
2. Abbrev: Royalty for Commoners
   Title: Royalty for Commoners
   Author: Stuart, Roderick W.
   Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co.
   Note:
   ABBR Royalty for Commoners
   NS386753
   
   Source Media Type: Book