Sigurd Orm-i-Øje Ragnarsson (abt. 830 - abt. 890)

Born about 0830 in Scandinavia (Denmark) [uncertain]

Died about 0890 at about age 60 in Scandinavia (Denmark) [uncertain]

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Sigurd Ragnarsson was part of early Scandinavian history. Join: Early Scandinavia Project Discuss: EARLY_SCANDINAVIA

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Biografi

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 Note

Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the relationships shown below should be treated with considerable caution.

These profiles were previously linked as children of this profile but has now been disconnected;

• Sigurdsdottir-2
• Sigurdardottir-12
• Sigurdsson-197
• Sigurdsson-135
• UNKNOWN-83510

Andersson-4409 14:22, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

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