Database: Ragnar Lothbrok

Though he has been dead some years before the era we're exploring, Ragnar Lothbrok's influence is present in the form of three of his sons, Halfdan, Ubba and Ivarr the Boneless.

Ragnar Lothbrok himself was a storied Viking, indeed more legendary deeds are attributed to him than he could possibly have accomplished. Nevertheless, he appears to have been a highly successful Viking, with devastating raids through France, England, and Ireland over two decades.

Lothbrok came to an unpleasant end when King Aella of Northumbria tossed him into a pit of snakes for amusement. The joke, however, was on King Aella, who was later blood-eagled by Ivarr.