Ragnar Lothbrok: the legend of the immortal Viking and his sons
Ragnar Lothbrok: the legend of the immortal Viking and his sons Popular lore suggests King Ælla executed Viking leader Ragnar Lodbrok by throwing him into a pit of snakes (pictured). Ragnar's sons supposedly took revenge on Ælla by performing the blood eagle on him Ragnar – son of King Sigurd Hring – had three wives, the third of whom was Aslaug, who bore him sons Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside and Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, all three of whom would grow greater in stature and fame than he Thus, Ragnar was said to have set sail for England with only two ships in tow in order to conquer the land and prove himself better than his sons. It was here that Ragnar was overwhelmed by the forces of King Aella and was thrown into a pit of snakes where he foretold the arrival of the Great Heathen Army of 865 AD with his famous quote, “How the little piglets would grunt if they knew how the old boar suffers.” Indeed, in 865 AD, Britain was subjected to the largest ever Viking invasion...