Aslaug
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Aslaug, also called Aslög, Kráka or Kraba, is a figure in Norse mythology who appears in Snorri's Edda, the Völsunga saga and in the saga of Ragnar Lodbrok as one of his wives.
Aslaug by Mårten Eskil Winge (1862)
King Heimer and Aslaug. Painting by August Malmström (1856).
Áke and Grima discover Aslaug. Painting by Mårten Eskil Winge (1862).
Sigmunds Schwert by Johannes Gehrts
Ragnar Lodbrok
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Ragnar Lodbrok or Ragnar Lothbrok, according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Swedish and Danish king.
Aslaug
…Áslaug ), also called Aslög, Kráka (O.N.: ) or Kraba, is a figure in Norse mythology who appears in Snorri's Edda, the Völsunga saga and in the saga of Ragnar Lodbrok as one of his wives. According to the 13th-century Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok, Aslaug was the daughter of Sigurd and the shieldmaiden Brynhildr, but was…
Ragnar Lodbrok with sons Ivar and Ubba, 15th-century miniature in Harley MS 2278 folio 39r
A warrior with shaggy breeches, killing a beast, on one of the Torslunda plates. The man has been identified with Ragnar Lodbrok in an early Swedish version of the legend (Schück). More recently, it has been interpreted as showing a Germanic initiation ritual in which shaggy trousers played a role and which may subsequently have contributed to the legend of Ragnar Lodbrok.
Ragnar Lodbrog meets Kraka by 19th century artist Mårten Eskil Winge
The saga as published by Norstedts in a large-size illustrated version (1880).