The real story of Ragnar 'Lothbrok' right out of the Danish Histories! He sails halfway round the known world to slay a fire breathing dragon for the hand of Princess Aslaug. The Saga of Ragnar 'Lothbrok' Sigurdson is about King Ragnar Lothbrok of...
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The Shield-Maiden Rusila Battles Wild Berserks in The Battle of Zealand
"The Danish Angles of the Anglo-Saxons called England, Angleland, because they had conquered the northern half from the Romano-Britons first, but the German Saxons of the Anglo-Saxons preferred to call it Anglo-Saxony, because they had conquered their half last. It was the Saxon King Alfred 'the Great' of Wessex, who had married his eldest daughter, AEthelflaed to an Anglo-Mercian king, who first called himself King of the Anglo-Saxons and called the country England."
Brian Howard Seibert
(Circa 822 AD) King Ragnar and his fleet arrived at the harbour town that serviced Liere in early spring and the king and his troops rode to Liere and were welcomed by Prince Sigurd Snake-Eye. "Welcome father," Sigurd said gayly. "I thought Agnar would beat you home, but he has yet to arrive. Ivar wanted to rule Angleland for a while, so Agnar is leading the Danish troops back for victory celebrations."
"They'll be short celebrations then," Ragnar told his son, "because Prince Harald has accepted our offer to rule for us in Zealand. Half the troops will be returning to Angleland with Agnar and half will be going to Stavanger."
"And what of me?" Sigurd asked.
"You shall be joining Agnar and Ivar in Angleland," Ragnar answered as they entered the palatial longhall in Liere and went the highseats where slaves had refreshments ready for the king and his officers. The captains and hearses poured in behind them and sat at their benches and waited for the servant girls to wait upon them. "What shall all three of us be doing in Angleland? We only need one prince there."
"One of my sons can rule York while the other two go out and raid Wessex and Mercia. We need more slaves for both the Nor'Way and the Sor'Way, which means twice as much raiding. And don't forget to offer ransoms. I don't want to hear any complaints from the Saxons!"
The Zealand merchant fleet continued making preparations for the spring sailing across the Sor'Way as King Ragnar would still be leading the Scandinavian merchant fleet south while Prince Harald ruled in Zealand and kept the peace between the Angles and the Danes. If the Angles wanted to send their own merchant fleet down the Sor'Way, they would have to lead it on their own. But when Prince Harald arrived in Liere at the head of his Frankish troops for the handover, he told Ragnar that the Angles were still planning on using their own land based trade route through Wendland.
"That's all the Franks you brought with you?" Ragnar asked suspiciously. He thought that Harald had perhaps hidden some in reserve somewhere. "That's all Emperor Louis would give me," Harald complained. "Just the troops he had stationed in your Roman ring fort in Hedeby."
"That's going to leave you severely short handed. How are you going to man all the posts we have in Zealand and Fyn?"
"We'll manage," Prince Harald said confidently. "You needed all the posts manned in case the Angles attacked you. I, on the other hand, do not have that problem."
