Halfdan Ragnarsson

Halfdan Ragnarsson

Halfdan Ragnarsson (Old Norse: Hálfdan; Old English: Halfdene or Healfdene; Old Irish: Albann; died 877), nicknamed Hvitserk (“White-Shirt”), was a Viking leader and a commander of the Great Heathen Army that invaded the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England starting in 865. Halfdan was one of six sons of Ragnar Lodbrok named in Norse sagas; his brothers and half-brothers included Björn Ironside, Ivar the Boneless, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Ubba and Hvitserk. Because Halfdan is not mentioned in any source that mentions Hvitserk, some scholars have suggested that they are the same individual – a possibility reinforced by the fact that Halfdan was a relatively common name among Vikings and Hvitserk "white shirt" may have been an epithet or nickname that distinguished Halfdan from other men by the same name. Halfdan was the first Viking King of Northumbria and a pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Dublin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Halfdan Ragnarsson is the 1,571st most popular politician (down from 1,115th in 2019). (down from 85th in 2019)

Halfdan Ragnarsson is most famous for founding the city of Dublin, Ireland in 841.