Fridleif (son of Ragnar)

Also known as: Fridleif · Family: Danes · Role: son of Ragnar · First appears: Book Nine · Part 2

In Book Nine · Part 2, Ragnar Lodbrog and Ladgerda had two daughters and a son, Fridleif; his brothers included Siward Snake-Eye, Biorn Ironsides, Agnar (son of Ragnar), Iwar, and Radbard (son of Ragnar). In Book Nine · Part 3, Ragnar took Norway’s chief by force and appointed Fridleif to rule Norway and the Orkneys.

In Book Nine · Part 4, Fridleif joined Ragnar and his brothers in Sweden, where Ragnar’s forces defeated Sorle and Starkad (champion of Sorle) in combat.

Relationship record

Life events

• Ragnar married Ladgerda, and they had two daughters and a son, Fridleif.(Book Nine · Part 2)
  • With: Ragnar Lodbrog Ladgerda
  • “Thus he had the maiden as the prize of the peril he had overcome. By this marriage he had two daughters, whose names have not come down to us, and a son Fridleif.”
• Ragnar took Norway's chief by force and appointed Fridleif to rule Norway and the Orkneys.(Book Nine · Part 3 · 📍 Norway)
  • With: Ragnar Lodbrog
  • “He also deprived Norway of its chief by force, and commanded it to obey Fridleif, whom he also set over the Orkneys, from which he took their own earl.”
• Ragnar and his allies defeated Sorle and Starkad in combat.(Book Nine · Part 4 · 📍 Sweden)
  • With: Ragnar Lodbrog Biorn Ironsides Radbard (son of Ragnar) Sorle Starkad (champion of Sorle)
  • “Sorle met him with his army, and offered him the choice between a public conflict and a duel; and when Ragnar chose personal combat, he sent against him Starkad, a champion of approved daring, with his band of seven sons, to challenge and fight with him. Ragnar took his three sons to share the battle with him, engaged in the sight of both armies, and came out of the combat triumphant.”

Book Nine · Part 2

• parent: Ragnar Lodbrog “By this marriage he had two daughters, whose names have not come down to us, and a son Fridleif.”
• siblings with Siward Snake-Eye (The text identifies Siward, Biorn, Agnar, and Iwar as brothers of Radbard and Dunwat; Fridleif is also Ragnar's son.) “By her he begot two nobly-gifted sons, Radbard and Dunwat. These also had brothers--Siward, Biorn, Agnar, and Iwar.”
• siblings with Biorn Ironsides (The text identifies Siward, Biorn, Agnar, and Iwar as brothers of Radbard and Dunwat; Fridleif is also Ragnar's son.) “By her he begot two nobly-gifted sons, Radbard and Dunwat. These also had brothers--Siward, Biorn, Agnar, and Iwar.”
• siblings with Agnar (son of Ragnar) (The text identifies Siward, Biorn, Agnar, and Iwar as brothers of Radbard and Dunwat; Fridleif is also Ragnar's son.) “By her he begot two nobly-gifted sons, Radbard and Dunwat. These also had brothers--Siward, Biorn, Agnar, and Iwar.”
• siblings with Iwar (The text identifies Siward, Biorn, Agnar, and Iwar as brothers of Radbard and Dunwat; Fridleif is also Ragnar's son.) “By her he begot two nobly-gifted sons, Radbard and Dunwat. These also had brothers--Siward, Biorn, Agnar, and Iwar.”

Book Nine · Part 3

• lord: Ragnar Lodbrog “He also deprived Norway of its chief by force, and commanded it to obey Fridleif, whom he also set over the Orkneys, from which he took their own earl.”

Book Nine · Part 4

• siblings with Biorn Ironsides “He besought the aid of the brothers Biorn, Fridleif, and Ragbard”
• siblings with Radbard (son of Ragnar) “He besought the aid of the brothers Biorn, Fridleif, and Ragbard”

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Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.