Written down in Iceland centuries after the fact, the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok turned a shadowy sea-king into a celebrity of the Viking world. Following the fall of Charlemagne’s empire, this chapter ...

Sigurd Snake in the Eye was not a minor figure, he was one of Ragnar Lodbrok’s most important sons. After Ragnar was killed in Northumbria, Sigurd joined the massive Viking vengeance campaign that ...