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RAGNARSSON Sigurðr Ormr Í Auga |
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Scandinavia (Denmark)  |
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Male |
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Abt 0890 |
Scandinavia (Denmark) |
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- Sigurd Orm-i-öga hör till kategorin sagokungar, dvs de har inte historiskt kunnat bevisats. Om Sigurd var verklig bör han ha hört hemma på 800-talet (Sigurd skall ha lett, eller åtminstone deltagit i, ett s.k. vikingatåg mot England under 800-talet) och varit kung i det som i modern tid är Danmark, eventuellt även i områden som numera ligger i Sverige och Norge.
Han är enligt de isländska sagorna omnämnd som son till Ragnar Lodbrok och hans hustru Aslaug/Åslög som historiker också tror är densamma som ibland kallas Kraka/Kråka.
Vad Sigurds hustru hette verkar inte nämnas i sagorna, möjligen skall hon ha varit dotter till den anglosaxiske kungen Ælla av Northumbria. Förmodligen då medtagen som "krigsbyte" då Sigurd och hans bröder hämnades och dödade Kung Ella för att ha dödat deras far Ragnar Lodbroke. Se även Wikipedias artikel om "Stora Hednaarmén"
Sigurd skall haft barnen (Horda-)Knut, Aslaug/Åslög och Tora.
Möjligen blev han dräpt i Frankerriket 887-91.
Biography
Sigurd is said to have been one of the Vikings taking part in what the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle called the "Great Heathen Army" that had formed with the ambition of conquering and occupying the English kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia, and Wessex.
Name(s)
First name; Sigurd, Sigurðr Byname; Orm-i-Øje or Snogøje (meaning snake-in-eye) Last name; Using patronymics, he would have been Ragnarsson (son of Ragnar).
Birth and Parents
According to the sagas, he is one of the sons of Ragnar Lodbrok . Some mention his mother as Aslaug/Åslög and some as Kraka, some historians suggest that they are the same person.
He would have been born in the 800's since he is thought to have taken part in the Viking coalition of war lords campaigning to conquer English kingdoms in 865.
Spouse(s) and children
His spouse is not mentioned by name in the sagas it seems. She might have been a daughter of King Ælla of Northumbria whom Sigurd and his brothers are said to have killed, in revenge for the death of their father Ragnar Lodbrok.
He is said to have had at least three known children, (Horda-)Knut, Aslaug/Åslög and Tora.
Death and burial
Nothing specific seems to be known of Sigurds death and burial. It is possible he died in a battle in Francia 887-91.
Research Notes
Date Estimates from the Sagas
Harald Fairhair is considered one of Sigurd's descendants, and several other named descendants were active around his time.
Harald Fairhair himself, who was active 865-930 and supposedly died 83 years old, thus being born about 847, was according to the sagas the son of Ragnhild, daughter of Sigurd Hjort, son of Áslaug, daughter of Sigurd orm-i-øye: 4 generations after Sigurd.
Ketill Flatnev, who left Norway during Harald's rule, wedded his daughter Auðr to Olaf Hviti. Olaf was, according to the sagas, the son of Ingjald, son of Thora, daughter of Sigurd orm-i-øye: 3 generations after Sigurd, with Ketill being 2 generations after Sigurd but still a contemporary of Harald.
Sources
See also;
https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9E%C3%A1ttr_af_Ragnars_sonum
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardeknud_(Knud_1.)
Note: He seems not to be listed at the Danish part of MedLands
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I58744 |
Freeman-Smith |
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