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    Halfdan Ragnarsson (Old Norse: Hálfdan; Old English: Halfdene or Healfdene; Old Irish: Albann; died 877) was a Viking leader and a commander of the Great...
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    He could have succeeded his brother Halfdan Ragnarsson as the sole king of Denmark in about 877, when Halfdan fell in battle in the Irish Sea. A Danish...
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    religious Community of St. Cuthbert "wandered" for a hundred years after Halfdan Ragnarsson attacked their original home of Lindisfarne in 875, The History of...
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    The Anglo-Saxon chronicler Æthelweard records Ivar's death as 870. Halfdan Ragnarsson became the leader of the Great Heathen Army in about 870 and he led...
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  • as a surname in Sweden. Baldur Ragnarsson (born 1930), Icelandic poet and author of Esperanto works Halfdan Ragnarsson (died 877), Viking chief and one...
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    of the five sons of the semi-legendary Ragnar Lodbrok, including Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ivar the Boneless and Ubba. The campaign of invasion and conquest...
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  • his brother Halfdan Ragnarsson (d. 877). Mentioned by Chronicon Roskildense and Ragnarssona þáttr. Son of Ragnar Lodbrok. Halfdan Ragnarsson (c. 871 – 877)...
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  • Franks Halfdan the Black (c. 820 – c. 860), father of Harald I of Norway Halfdan Ragnarsson (died 877), Viking, leader of the Great Heathen Army Halfdan, possible...
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  • Annals of Ulster describe "Albann", a figure usually identified with Halfdan Ragnarsson, a leader of the Great Heathen Army, as king of the "dark heathens"...
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  • Northumbrians in 873. Halfdan Ragnarsson departed Repton in 875, bringing Northumbria under his dominion and destroying all of the monasteries. Halfdan would divide...
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    876 part of the Great Army returned, headed by Halfdan Ragnarsson. York was retaken and although Halfdan was proclaimed King of Northumbria, in reality...
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    871 at Reading in Berkshire. The Vikings were led by Bagsecg and Halfdan Ragnarsson and the West Saxons by King Æthelred and his brother, the future King...
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  • Auisle and Amlaíb Conung as his brothers. Another Viking leader, Halfdan Ragnarsson, is considered by some scholars to be another brother. The Irish Annals...
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  • army led by Ubba, brother of the Viking chiefs Ivar the Boneless and Halfdan Ragnarsson. Little is known of Odda's early life, but he became ealdorman of...
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  • Unlucky – Danish warlord Ubba Ragnarsson – Danish warlord feared by many, older brother to Ivar and Halfdan Ivar Ragnarsson (Ivar the Boneless) – Danish...
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  • (Ragnarssona þáttr). He is not mentioned in any source that mentions Halfdan Ragnarsson, one of the leaders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded the Kingdom...
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    fought in 875 at Dollar, Scotland, between Viking invaders under Halfdan Ragnarsson and the defenders led by King Constantine I. The Vikings had previously...
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  • composite of the semi-historical or legendary Hvitserk, the historical Halfdan Ragnarsson and the historical warlord Guthrum. Played by an uncredited infant...
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    Bagsecg (redirect from Bagsecg Ragnarsson)
    According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bagsecg and Healfdene (Norse Hálfdan) were joint commanders of the Great Army that invaded the Kingdom of Wessex...
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    severe defeat at the siege and the Battle of Reading by Ivar's brother Halfdan Ragnarsson on 5 January 871. Four days later, the Anglo-Saxons won a victory...
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  • York and southern Northumbria on the death of their leader Halfdene (Halfdan Ragnarsson), Symeon states: Then St. Cuthbert, aiding by a vision, ordered abbot...
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  • settling followed from 865, when brothers Halfdan Ragnarsson and Ivar the Boneless wintered in East Anglia. Halfdan and Ivar moved north and captured Northumbria...
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    under the leadership of the brothers Ivar the Boneless, Ubba, and Halfdan Ragnarsson. What made this army different from those before it was the intent...
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    collaborated to make one combined force under a leadership that included Halfdan Ragnarsson and Ivar the Boneless, the sons of the legendary Viking leader Ragnar...
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    Earliest English Kings. Routledge. ISBN 9781134548132. Costambeys, M (2004). "Hálfdan (d. 877)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford...
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    was said to have been led by Ubba, brother of Ivar the Boneless and Halfdan Ragnarsson, and sailed from Dyfed (where they had overwintered) to land on the...
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  • Berkshire Downs. The Great Heathen Army, led by the Danish Viking kings Halfdan Ragnarsson and Bagsecg, march out after the Saxons. Six pitched battles are fought...
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    Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Founded by the Dane Halfdan Ragnarsson in 875, ruled for the great part by Danish kings, and populated by...
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  • (complete list) – Ecgberht, King (867–872) Ricsige, King (872–876) Halfdan Ragnarsson, King (876–877) Interregnum Guthfrith I, King (c.883–895) Siefredus...
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  • the Irish Sea region for several centuries. Another Viking leader, Halfdan Ragnarsson, is considered by some scholars to be another brother. The Irish Annals...
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