Name↕ | Origin↕ | Era↕ | Role↕ | Famous For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ragnar Lothbrok | Denmark / Sweden (legendary) | 9th century | Legendary king and raider | Semi-legendary raids on Francia and England |
Ivar the Boneless | Denmark | 9th century | Viking leader | Leader of the Great Heathen Army |
Bjorn Ironside | Sweden | 9th century | King of Sweden (legendary) | Mediterranean raids |
Rollo | Norway / Denmark | c. 860-930 | First ruler of Normandy | Founded the Duchy of Normandy |
Harald Fairhair | Norway | c. 850-933 | King of Norway | First king to unify Norway |
Erik the Red | Norway / Iceland | c. 950-1003 | Explorer | Founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland |
Leif Erikson | Iceland / Greenland | c. 970-1020 | Explorer | First European to reach North America (Vinland) |
Cnut the Great | Denmark | c. 995-1035 | King of England, Denmark, Norway | Built a North Sea empire |
Sweyn Forkbeard | Denmark | c. 960-1014 | King of Denmark and England | Conquered England in 1013 |
Harald Hardrada | Norway | 1015-1066 | King of Norway | Killed at Stamford Bridge, last great Viking king |
Olaf Tryggvason | Norway | c. 960-1000 | King of Norway | Christianized Norway |
Olaf II (Saint Olaf) | Norway | c. 995-1030 | King of Norway | Patron saint of Norway |
Freydis Eiriksdottir | Iceland / Greenland | c. 970-unknown | Explorer | Sister of Leif Erikson, voyaged to Vinland |
Gunnar Hamundarson | Iceland | 10th century | Warrior / chieftain | Hero of Njal's Saga |
Egil Skallagrimsson | Iceland | c. 910-995 | Skald (poet) and warrior | Hero of Egil's Saga |
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