Ragnar Lodbrok - Quiz
Ragnar Lodbrok
  • 1. In which century was the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok written?
A) 13th century
B) 15th century
C) 10th century
D) 9th century
  • 2. Which deity is Ragnar claimed to be descended from in the saga?
A) Freyr
B) Thor
C) Loki
D) Odin
  • 3. Who was one of the women identified as Ragnar's wife in the saga?
A) Astrid
B) Freydis
C) Lagertha
D) Sigrid
  • 4. What kind of creature did Ragnar kill in the first account of him in the saga?
A) Dragon
B) Serpent
C) Giant
D) Wolf
  • 5. What is the name of the noblewoman mentioned as Ragnar's wife in the text?
A) Hilda
B) Aslaug
C) Gudrun
D) Thora Borgarhjort
  • 6. Where was Ragnar placed when he faced his death?
A) Dungeon cell
B) Burning pyre
C) Drowning pool
D) Serpent-pit
  • 7. What quality associated with Odin is attributed to Ragnar?
A) Wisdom
B) Forgiveness
C) Wealth
D) Mercy
  • 8. What did observers note about the serpents in the pit?
A) They would not bite him
B) They attacked him instantly
C) They were dead
D) They turned into gold
  • 9. What is the Old Norse title of the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok?
A) Volsunga saga
B) Heimskringla
C) Ragnars kvæði
D) Ragnars saga loðbrókar
  • 10. Besides wisdom and courage, what other quality is Ragnar blessed with?
A) The gift of prophecy
B) Poetic speech
C) Healing abilities
D) Invisibility
  • 11. Which Norman historian mentions the name Lodbrok in a text from c. 1070?
A) William of Jumièges
B) Asser
C) Adam of Bremen
D) St Neot
  • 12. According to William of Jumièges, what was the traditional custom regarding younger sons of Danish kings?
A) Marrying them into royal houses
B) Promoting them to co-rulers
C) Making them priests
D) Expelling them from the kingdom
  • 13. Which son was ordered by King Lodbrok to leave the realm?
A) Björn Ironside
B) Halfdan
C) Ragnall
D) Ivar
  • 14. To which regions did Björn Ironside sail after leaving Denmark?
A) Ireland and Iceland
B) Russia and Byzantium
C) West Francia and the Mediterranean
D) England and Scotland
  • 15. Whose history contains traditions about Viking Age Scandinavia and mentions the son of Lodparchi?
A) William of Jumièges
B) Adam of Bremen
C) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
D) Asser
  • 16. How does Adam of Bremen describe Ivar, the son of Lodbrok?
A) As a peace-loving merchant
B) As a legendary shipbuilder
C) As a converted Christian monk
D) As a cruel persecutor of Christians
  • 17. In what year did the Vikings invade Devon according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?
A) 859
B) 878
C) 866
D) 877
  • 18. What was the name of the banner captured by the Saxons after the Battle of Cynwit?
A) Dragon
B) Lion
C) Cross
D) Raven
  • 19. According to the Annals of St Neots, who wove the banner belonging to the sons of Lodbrok?
A) The nuns of Devon
B) The queen of Francia
C) The wife of Ragnar
D) The three sisters of Hingwar and Hubba
  • 20. Which Irish text mentions Halfdan under the name 'mac Ragnaill'?
A) Annals of St Neots
B) Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib
C) Life of Alfred
D) Three Fragments
  • 21. In what year did the Vikings capture York, according to the Three Fragments?
A) 878
B) 877
C) 866
D) 859
  • 22. In the Three Fragments, who expelled the eldest son, Ragnall?
A) The King of England
B) The Frankish Emperor
C) The two younger sons of the King of Lochlann
D) The King of Denmark
  • 23. Where did Ragnall settle after being expelled from Lochlann?
A) France
B) Denmark
C) Orkney islands
D) England
  • 24. What did the Viking sons return home with after their raid mentioned in the Three Fragments?
A) Golden idols
B) The keys to the city
C) Sacred relics
D) Dark-skinned captives
  • 25. What does the name 'Lodbrok' literally mean in Old Norse?
A) North-king
B) Dragon-slayer
C) Wise-warrior
D) Hairy-breeches
  • 26. According to the Icelandic sagas, who was the father of Ragnar Lodbrok?
A) Ráðbarðr
B) Ivar Vidfamne
C) Sigurd Ring
D) Harald Wartooth
  • 27. Which creature did Ragnar kill to win the hand of Thora Borgarhjort?
A) A giant snake
B) A bear
C) A dragon
D) A great hound
  • 28. Who was revealed to be the true identity of Ragnar's wife Kráka?
A) Aslaug
B) Alfhild
C) Svanlaug
D) Lagertha
  • 29. How did Ragnar Lodbrok die according to the Icelandic sagas?
A) Died in battle against King Hama
B) Burned alive
C) Killed in the Battle of the Brávellir
D) Thrown into a snake pit
  • 30. Which of these sons was born to Ragnar and Thora Borgarhjort according to the Icelandic sagas?
A) Björn Ironside
B) Hvitserk
C) Ivar the Boneless
D) Erik
  • 31. Which Northumbrian king is blamed for the execution of Ragnar Lodbrok?
A) Ælla
B) Daxon
C) Hama
D) Harald Klak
  • 32. According to Saxo Grammaticus, what led to the death of Ragnar's son Hvitserk?
A) He was thrown into a snake pit
B) He was executed by King Ælla
C) He was killed in battle against Daxon
D) He was burnt alive
  • 33. To whom is the Ragnarsdrápa poem traditionally attributed?
A) Sigvat Thordarson
B) Bragi Boddason
C) Ivar the Boneless
D) Charles the Bald
  • 34. Which poem mentions Ivar carving the eagle on King Ælla's back?
A) The Lay of Maeshowe
B) Krakumal
C) Ragnarsdrápa
D) Knutsdrapa
  • 35. What does the name 'Krakumal' refer to?
A) Kráka's lay
B) The king's death
C) The battle of York
D) The story of the snake pit
  • 36. Why do some theorists suggest Lodbrok may have originally been thought of as a woman?
A) No male ancestors are mentioned
B) The inscription uses the phrase 'her sons'
C) Kráka was the true leader
D) The sagas refer to her as a queen
  • 37. What was the name of the Viking leader who led the 845 Siege of Paris?
A) Ivar
B) Reginherus
C) Sigurd
D) Horik I
  • 38. In 841, a Ragnar was awarded land in which region?
A) York, England
B) Torhout, Flanders
C) Rouen, France
D) Orkney, Scotland
  • 39. Which Frankish ruler awarded land to Ragnar in 841?
A) Charles the Bald
B) King Ælla
C) Charlemagne
D) King Horik I
  • 40. How did the Viking leader known as Ragnar die?
A) Execution by King Ælla
B) In battle against Charles the Bald
C) A violent illness
D) In the snake pit
  • 41. Who wrote the 'Gesta Danorum' in the 12th century?
A) Alfred the Great
B) Ragnar Lodbrok
C) Æthelweard
D) Saxo Grammaticus
  • 42. Who was the leader of the Great Heathen Army from 865 to 870?
A) Halfdan
B) King Ælla
C) Ivar the Boneless
D) Björn Ironside
  • 43. Which son of Ragnar is described as being slightly more dubious as a historical figure?
A) Ivar the Boneless
B) Björn Ironside
C) Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
D) Hvitserk
  • 44. Who became the leader of the Great Heathen Army around 870?
A) Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye
B) Erik Björnsson
C) King Bagsecg
D) Halfdan Ragnarsson
  • 45. Who is Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye possibly identified with?
A) Sigfred
B) Bagsecg
C) Halfdan
D) Alfred
  • 46. Who accepted a truce from Alfred the Great?
A) Ivar the Boneless
B) Björn Ironside
C) Halfdan
D) King Bagsecg
  • 47. What was the purpose of the Great Heathen Army's invasion?
A) To convert the Saxons
B) To trade with Northumbria
C) Revenge for Ragnar's death
D) To conquer Rome
  • 48. Which chronicler recorded the death of Ivar the Boneless in 870?
A) Bagsecg
B) Alfred the Great
C) Æthelweard
D) Saxo Grammaticus
  • 49. Who played Ragnar in the 1958 film The Vikings?
A) Ernest Borgnine
B) Kirk Douglas
C) Tony Curtis
D) Travis Fimmel
  • 50. In the 2013 TV series Vikings, who portrays Ragnar Lodbrok?
A) Travis Fimmel
B) Ernest Borgnine
C) Tony Curtis
D) Kirk Douglas
  • 51. Which king of Denmark died in 854?
A) Horik I
B) Harald Klak
C) Reginfrid
D) Reginherus
  • 52. What is the Ragnarsdrápa?
A) A skaldic poem
B) A medieval history book
C) An Irish chronicle
D) A modern comic book
  • 53. Which 19th-century author wrote Sea-Kings in England?
A) Harry Harrison
B) Richard Parker
C) Edwin Atherstone
D) Edison Marshall
  • 54. Which magazine featured the comic book Ragnar le Viking?
A) Gesta
B) Vaillant
C) The Hammer
D) Sea-Kings
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