Herrod gave Thora a small viper

Once upon a time, in what is now southern Sweden called Gautland, the earl of this region, Herrod, had a beautiful daughter named Thora. Herrod gave Thora a small viper. She raised the snake on a bed of gold.

Several years passed, the snake grew as fast as blowing. Soon it was so big it could swallow an entire cow. The monster's temperament also became fierce, no one dared to approach it anymore. Herrod then promised to give his daughter in marriage to whoever kills the snake, and the bed full of gold will also become a dowry.

At that time King Sigurd of Denmark had a son named Ragnar. He was famous for being tall and a mighty warrior. Hearing the news of Count Herrod, Ragnar decided to set out to perform the feat. Before leaving, he put on a coat full of feathers dipped in boiling oil, so that he remained unharmed from the snake's venom. Ragnar easily kills the snake and is married to the beautiful Thora. They have two children together, Erik and Agnar.

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Not long after, Thora died. Ragnar sadly left the kingdom, roamed and engaged in a series of wars to heal his wounds. In the Norwegian sea, one day, Ragnar met the beautiful Kraka. Kraka was originally the daughter of the dragon-slayer hero Sigurd Fafnirsbane. Overwhelmed by Kraka's beauty, Ragnar still wants to test her intellect. He sent his entourage to invite her, but asked her not to wear clothes, not to be naked, not to eat, not to starve, not to come alone nor to accompany anyone. Kraka took off her clothes, surrounded herself with a net, and wrapped her beautiful long hair around her body like a garment. She took a bite of a leek and brought a dog with her.

Satisfied with both Kraka's beauty and intellect, Ragnar took her as his wife. They had four sons together: Ivar Boneless, Bjorn Ironface, Whitesark and Ragnvald. The three young children are healthy and strong, only the eldest - Ivar Boneless, because of his birth defects, he has only cartilage but no bones, so he cannot walk. In return, Ivar has more wisdom than people, everyone has to rely on his wisdom to solve problems.

Ragnar has a close friend, the Swedish king Einstein. Einstein intended to marry his daughter to Ragnar and advised him to depose Kraka, who was of low birth. Ragnar hesitated and asked his subordinates not to reveal the story, but the three little birds overheard it and flew over to tell Queen Kraka. Kraka rebukes Ragnar's treachery and then reveals her noble identity (daughter of the hero Sigurd). At this time she was pregnant with Ragnar's fifth child. She said that the baby would be born with snake eyes, as if to prove her identity, Everything happened as Kraka foretold, and the child was named Sigurd with a Snake in the Eye.

Again, Ragnar's divorce made King Einstein humiliated. The two become enemies. Ragnar's first two children with his first wife, Erik and Agnar, were both killed by King Einstein. Along with the cunning of Boneless Ivar, Ragnar's remaining sons took revenge and killed King Einstein. Their reputation is known all over the world. They even intended to bring troops as far as Rome, but immediately abandoned that idea when an old man who had once walked here from Rome showed them the iron boots he wore under his feet and another pair on his back. Both pairs are worn out. The road to Rome is too far.

The king of England

Witnessing the glorious feats of his sons, Ragnar was also "disgusting". He ordered the ship to be built and the army gathered to attack England. However, because the ship was too large, it ran aground on the English coast, preventing him from withdrawing in time. The king of England, Ella, sent his army to fight and capture Ragnar alive. He was thrown into a pit full of venomous snakes. Before he died, Ragnar sang a song, including the line: "The pigs in the barn would purr if they knew the pain the wild boar had to endure".

Ragnar's sons, who had just returned from an expedition to Denmark. Ella sent messengers to announce Ragnar's death, not forgetting to tell the messenger to memorize each person's reaction when he heard the news. When the messenger announced the bad news, Bjorn was sharpening a spear handle, he shook the handle. until it broke in two. Whitesark was playing chess when he crushed his pieces to the point of blood, Sigurd was cutting his fingernails and he cut to the bone without even knowing it. Only the eldest son - Boneless Ivar was calm enough to question the messenger meticulously and gently.

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Hearing the messenger's narration, Ella said: "Ivar is the only one we have to watch out for." In Denmark, Ragnar's sons wanted to take revenge for their father, but Ivar advised them to accept Ella's compensation and keep the peace. The younger brothers disagreed and took the troops themselves. They are defeated by Ella in turn. Finally, Ivar went to Ella and asked for a small compensation for his father: the amount of land a cowhide could cover. Ella considers it an extremely humble request and accepts. But the wise Ivar cut the cowhide into long strips, and by doing so he encircled a great plain.

In the newly captured land, Ivar built a large stronghold called Lundunaborg (or London is known to the British). He swore not to wage war against Ella, but secretly drew the land's mightiest subordinates away from Ella. When everything was ripe, Ivar informed his brothers back home that it was time to rally the army. Ella was quickly defeated as powerful lords had betrayed him. Ella was captured alive and brutally executed, with her back carved into the shape of a bloody eagle.

After the victory, Ivar continued to rule England, the brothers were divided to return to their homeland, one ruled Sweden, one ruled Denmark... Thus ended the heroic anecdote. of Ragnar and his sons.