King Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 787 - 873  (86 years)

• Name	Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson
  Prefix	King
  Nickname	The Boneless
  Birth	Abt 787	Jylland, Denmark
  Gender	Male
  Death	873
  Person ID	I63734	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	King Ragnar Sigurdsson Lodbrok, Of Denmark,   b. Abt 765, Norway d. 865, England (Age 100 years)
  Mother	Princess Aslaug Sigurdsdatter Faynesbane,   b. Abt 765, Jylland, Denmark d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 763	Jylland, Denmark
  Family ID	F25809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. King Sigtrygg Ivarson Of Dublin   d. 896
  Family ID	F27117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 787 - Jylland, Denmark  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ivar the Boneless (Ivar inn beinlausi) (c. 794 AD (birthplace unknown) - 872 AD Dublin) was the nickname of Ivar Ragnarsson. He was a Viking chieftain (and by reputation also a berserker), who, in 865 AD, with his brothers Halfdan Ragnarsson (Halfdene) and Ubbe Ragnarsson (Hubba), invaded the East Anglian region of England. An accommodation was quickly reached with the East Anglians. The following year, Ivar led his forces north on horseback and easily captured Jorvik from the Northumbrians who were at that time engaged in a civil war. Ivar is also attributed with the slaying of St Edmund of East Anglia in 869 AD. There is some disagreement as to the meaning of Ivar's epithet "Boneless." Some have suggested it was a euphemism for impotence or even a snake metaphor (he had a brother named Snake-Eye). However, the Scandinavian sources describe a condition very similar to a form of osteogenesis imperfecta (see below). Scandinavian sources Ivar Boneless was according to the saga of Ragnar Lodbrok, the eldest son of Ragnar and Kraka. He had only cartilage in his legs and so he could not walk, but had to be carried on a shield. However, he was fair, big, strong and one of the wisest men who have ever lived. He was consequently always the advisor of his brothers Bj

  
  

• Sources

  [S1326] Young, G. V. C., Young (1981), (Peel, Isle of Man: The Mansk-Svenska Publishing Co., 1981.), p. 193 (Reliability: 3). [S1484] Ashley, Mike, Ashley (1998), (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998.), p.420 (Reliability: 3). [S1484] Ashley, Mike, Ashley (1998), (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998.), p.458 (Reliability: 3).