Ivar the Boneless
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Ivar the Boneless, also known as Ivar Ragnarsson, was a Viking leader who led invasions into England and Ireland. According to the Tale of Ragnarr Loðbrók, he was the son of Aslaug and her husband Rag
Lothbrocus and his sons Ivar and Ubba. 15th-century miniature in Harley MS 2278, folio 39r
A fifteenth-century depiction of Ívarr and Ubba ravaging the countryside as it appears on folio 48r of British Library Harley 2278
A depiction of Ívarr and Ubba setting forth to avenge their father, Loðbrók, as it appears on folio 47v of British Library Harley 2278
Sigtrygg Silkbeard (989–1029)
Great Heathen Army
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The Great Heathen Army, also known as the Viking Great Army, was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in AD 865. Since the late 8th century, the Vikings had been engaging in raids
Ivar the Boneless
…the city of York, and dominated the Irish Sea region as the Kingdom of Dublin. This would also make him the ancestor of the Crovan dynasty. In 865, the Great Heathen Army, led by Ivar, invaded the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. These were the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and…
A reconstruction of a Viking from Repton in Mercia. This model is now in Derby Museum.
A sword of a Viking buried at Repton in Mercia. This sword is now in Derby Museum.