The Tale of Ragnar Lothbrok // Icelandic Saga // 13th Century

To coincide with the start of season 6 of the TV series Vikings, here we have where it all began...

Written in the 13th century in Iceland, the Tale Of Ragnar Lothbrok (Ragnars saga loðbrókar) tells the story of the legendary Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons, a story of love, tragedy, trickery and of course - a dragon.

And yes! Voices of the Past now has a Patreon:

So if you want more of this content and believe what the channel is doing is important, please head over and support us. I am still working my day job, so every cent really does help out.

This video is part of Vikings Month - so please check out these other excellent videos!

- How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived through events, or who lived far closer to them than we do today. We do this word for word, with an accompanying soundtrack of rousing music and images.

- Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe for new videos every single week! & Let us know in the comments what you’d like to see covered in the future.

— Music courtesy of:-
Epidemic Sound

— Voice actor & editor:-
David Kelly

We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.

Thanks to:

Paul VanDerWerf

[VoicesofthePast]

Hi guys, if you like this content and want to support, the new patreon is patreon.com/voicesofthepast
Enjoy the video!

[Artur_M.]

This was more like a fantasy novel than I expected.

[gideonjones]

"Man, isn't peace just so nice? A life of war would suck."
Sees two armies fighting a war
"Hey, a war! I wonder which side is the good guys here?
Sees a pretty girl leading one army
"Screw the peaceful life, this war's got babes!"

[wendys]

Ragnar gets around....a wife in every port!

[jcastle]

Just recently found this channel, as a lifelong history buff this may be one of the coolest things I've discovered!! This is the closest I can get to time travel! Thanks 😊 keep it coming.

[gubiousofthebluegrass]

J.R.R and George R.R. both heavily “borrowed “ from this saga obviously. This was truly epic. Thanks great channel!

[paulx]

Gotta say Vikings have the best names snake in the eye that's badass

[AsttoScott]

"magic mirror" did you just describe the first eye witness account of an actual picture of some one being taken out and shown to another person?

[JPee-xyou]

Very enlightening part of history. Thanx for the educative lesson. 👏

[blink]

I realise how bad i miss Ragnar when he died

[dr.lexwinter]

There is more reference to dog people, and dogs and cats fighting sieges, than shield maidens. And yet for some reason whenever Hollywood does anything European it's filled with shield maidens (and non-Europeans) - historical revisionism irks me so much.

[MaycroftCholmsky]

Literally a hornier and more bearded version of Achilles xD

[siechamontillado]

Less well known is Sigurd Ring's musician cousin, Sigurd Sing or the glitzy cousin, Sigurd Bling or the ugly cousin that never shaved, Sigurd Thing.

[pegzounet]

It's insane just how many modern story tropes are in there. Even the "little bird told me". We really have no imagination, have we ?
I wonder how much older they are...

[kevinmulcahy]

Brilliantly recited, with a true appreciation of the bardic traditions.

[rogerhinman]

"Dressed in leather and smelling of pitch? What rude man are you? Ohhh...it's Ragnar! What a wonderful leather outfit!"

[bjornnylander]

Ragnar Lodbrok or Lothbrok a legendary Viking hero, a legendary Danish and Swedish king. He is known from Old Norse poetry of the Viking Age, Icelandic sagas, and near-contemporary chronicles.
Son of the Swedish Viking king Sigurd ring and Alfhild Gandolfsdatter.

[trukeesey]

4:51 contradicts itself in the next 2 clauses.

[danielbakergill]

Long overdue. Signed up at the highest tier. I feel like I'm in on the ground floor of a really sensational channel.
Gotta get those exclusive season-1 t-shirts when they launch--

[mykulpierce]

I have an ancestor named Reginar, any Icelandic experts know if that is influenced by Viking etymology? Around 7th / 8th century