182 – Ragnar Lodbrok

Ok, when we left off, a fleet of 120 ships set sail from Scandinavia. And at their head, according to legend, was Ragnar Lodbrok. Ragnar Hairy Breeches. Typically, I don’t do a deep dive into a single character who lives outside of our borders, and instead I just give you enough barebones material to fill in the gaps, while keeping the focus on Britain. For example, you know about how Pope Leo III was assaulted by a mob of ruffians and nearly had his eyes and tongue torn out and how he had ...