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Ubba

1000 - 878

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Ubba (Old Norse: Ubbi; died 878) was a 9th-century Viking and one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 860s. The Great Army appears to have been a coalition of warbands drawn from Scandinavia, Ireland, the Irish Sea region and Continental Europe. There is reason to suspect that a proportion of the Viking forces specifically originated in Frisia, where some Viking commanders are known to have held fiefdoms on behalf of the Franks. Some sources describe Ubba as dux of the Frisians, which could be evidence that he also associated with a Frisian benefice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ubba is the 66th most popular military personnel (up from 141st in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 50th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Military Personnel.

Ubba is most famous for his role in the Battle of Brunanburh, in which he led the Viking forces against the Anglo-Saxons.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ubba ranks 66 out of 2,058. Before him are Mikhail Kutuzov, Baron Munchausen, Erich Ludendorff, Roland, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, and Fedor von Bock. After him are Ernst Röhm, Eugène de Beauharnais, Manfred von Richthofen, Yi Sun-sin, Walter Model, and T. E. Lawrence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Ubba ranks 4. Before him are Pope Damasus II, Pope John XV, and Pope Sylvester III. After him are Pope Gregory VI, Michael VI Bringas, Thorfinn Karlsefni, Pope John XIV, Constantine IX Monomachos, Parascheva of the Balkans, Antipope John XVI, and Rajendra Chola I. Among people deceased in 878, Ubba ranks 1. After him are Áed mac Cináeda, and Rhodri the Great.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Ubba ranks 25 out of 1,032. Before him are Ivar the Boneless (900), Ole Rømer (1644), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Gorm the Old (900), Christian II of Denmark (1481), and George I of Greece (1845). After him are Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968), Björn Ironside (800), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), and Fredrik Bajer (1837).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Denmark

Among military personnels born in Denmark, Ubba ranks 1. After him are Maximilian von Spee (1861), Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (1659), Søren Kam (1921), and Bernhard Rogge (1899).

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