Sons of Ragnar

The Sons of Ragnar was a faction within the Great Heathen Army that invaded England during the 9th century. They were led by the sons of the late Swedish king and Viking leader Ragnar Lothbrok. Originally also including Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye and Björn Ironside, only Halfdan Ragnarsson and his brothers Ubba Ragnarsson and Ivarr the Boneless remained active in England by the 870s. They flew the as their heraldic symbol.
==History==
===Early conquests===
Arriving in England around 865 after the death of Ragnar Lothbrok at the hands of King Ælla of Northumbria,Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas the Sons of Ragnar quickly conquered Northumbria and East Anglia, executing their kings, ÆllaAssassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Ivarr and Ubba and Edmund, respectively.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Edmund's Arrows Halfdan and his forces allied with Hemming JarlAssassin's Creed: Valhalla – Old Friends and stayed in Northumbria to fight the Picts while leaving Finnr in charge of finding a candidate for East Anglia's throne as a puppet king.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Kingmaker The arrival of the Great Summer Army in 871 allowed the Sons of Ragnar to focus their efforts in controlling Northumbria and the eastern part of England.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
===Expansion to the west===
In the 870s, the Sons of Ragnar went on to focus on the Kingdom of Mercia and the Britons in the west, coming into conflict with King Burgred of MerciaAssassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Sons of Ragnar and King Rhodri the Great, respectively.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – War Weary Halfdan, however, soon left Ubba and Ivarr in charge of pacifying the region and installing a new king, while he returned north. After allying with the Raven Clan and causing Burgred to flee to Rome in 874, they put Ceolwulf II on the throne.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Hunted A year or so later, Ivarr led forces in Sciropscire, finally killing his long time enemy King Rhodri before dying to Eivor Varinsdottir in a for the death of Ceolwulf's son, Ceolbert.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – King Killer The Sons of Ragnar however remained allied with Eivor and the Raven Clan with Ubba responding to Eivor's call for allies to support Guthrum as he lead the Great Summer Army across Suthsexe and besieged Portcestre.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Reaver of the South
Up north, Halfdan's forces faced resistance from the Picts who by 876 had secretly allied with the Halfdan's northern puppet king, Ricsige of Northumbria. With the help of Eivor, Ricsige and his Pictish allies were defeated with Halfdan officially taking the throne in Jorvik.
By 878, Ubba was the last leader of the Sons of Ragnar. While responding to a call for reinforcement from Guthrum, he was ambushed and killed by forces under ealdorman Odda of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Holy Day near the blockade on the Afon River.
==Known members==
ACV DB Halfdan.png|Halfdan Ragnarsson
Wiki noimage.jpg|Björn Ironside
Wiki noimage.jpg|Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
ACV DB Ivar Ragnarsson render.png|Ivarr Ragnarsson
ACV Ubba Ragnarsson render.png|Ubba Ragnarsson
ACV DB Faravid.png|Faravid
ACV Finnr.png|Finnr
==Appearances==
*Echoes of History 
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 
**The Siege of Paris 
*The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One 
==References==
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Category:Armies