Siward Ring

Family: Danes · Role: rival for the throne · First appears: Book Nine · Part 1

In Book Nine · Part 1, Siward of Norway’s son Siward Ring came to the throne backed by the Skanians and Zealanders. His cousin Ring, master of Jutland, shared power in the kingdom, then tried to seize the whole sovereignty by attacking provinces held by Siward. Siward slew Ring in battle, but received an incurable wound and died a few days later. While Siward was absent, some Zealanders proclaimed his son Ragnar Lodbrog king.

Relationship record

Life events

• Siward Ring came to the throne, backed by the Skanians and Zealanders.(Book Nine · Part 1)
  • “After these men there came to the throne, backed by the Skanians and Zealanders, SIWARD, surnamed RING.”
• Ring was master of Jutland while Siward Ring held the throne, dividing the kingdom's power.(Book Nine · Part 1 · 📍 Jutland)
  • With: Ring (master of Jutland)
  • “Now Ring, cousin of Siward, and also a grandson of Gotrik, was master of Jutland. Thus the power of the single kingdom was divided;”
• Ring attacked provinces held by Siward Ring in an attempt to take sovereignty.(Book Nine · Part 1)
  • With: Ring (master of Jutland)
  • “Wherefore Ring (desiring his) command, seized the opportunity, tried to transfer the whole sovereignty to himself, and did not hesitate to injure in his own land the man who was watching over it without; for he attacked the provinces in the possession of Siward”
• Siward Ring slew Ring in battle, then died days later from an incurable wound.(Book Nine · Part 1)
  • With: Ring (master of Jutland)
  • “He slew Ring, but himself received an incurable wound, of which he died a few days afterwards.”

Book Nine · Part 1

• elder kin: Gotrik “Now Ring, cousin of Siward, and also a grandson of Gotrik, was master of Jutland.”
• parent: Siward of Norway “He was the son, born long ago, of the chief of Norway who bore the same name, by Gotrik's daughter.”
• cousins with Ring (master of Jutland) “Now Ring, cousin of Siward, and also a grandson of Gotrik, was master of Jutland.”
• enemies with Ring (master of Jutland) “Soon afterwards, Siward joined battle with Ring and attacked him. He slew Ring, but himself received an incurable wound, of which he died a few days afterwards.”
• child: Ragnar Lodbrog “Therefore, some of the Zealanders who were more zealous for Siward, in order to show him firmer loyalty in his absence, proclaimed his son Ragnar as king, when he was scarcely dragged out of his cradle.”

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