Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameSigurd “Snake Eye” , King of the Danes 
Birthabt 820
FatherRagnar “Lodbrok” , King of Denmark (~800-865)
MotherAslaug (Kraka) (~800-)
Misc. Notes
From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_Snake-in-the-Eye
"Snake-in-the-eye" as part of Sigurd's name denoted a physical characteristic. He was born with a mark in his eye, described as the image of the Ouroboros (a snake biting its own tail) . The snake mark had been prophesied by his mother Aslaug, the daughter of the Valkyrie Brynhildr.
Ragnarssona þáttr informs that when his father died, Sigurd inherited Zealand, Scania, Halland, the Danish islands, and Viken. He married Blaeja, the daughter of king Ælla of Northumbria and they had four children: Álof Sigurdsdatter, Thora "Tora" Sigurdsdatter, Aslaug Sigurdsdatter, Helgi Sigurdsdatter.
Sigurd's daughter Aslaug married Helgi the Sharp of the Dagling dynasty. They had the son Sigurd Hart, who married Ingeborg, the daughter of the Jutish chieftain Harald Klak. Sigurd Hart and Ingeborg had the children Guttorm and Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter. When his uncle king Fróði of Ringerike died, Sigurd Hart went to Norway to succeed him as king of Ringerike. Ragnarssona þáttr and Heimskringla relate that a berserker from Hadeland named Haki (Hake) killed Sigurd Hart, but lost a hand in the fight. Then Haki went to Sigurd Hart's residence at Stein and took Sigurd's children Ragnhild and Guttorm. Haki returned with the children and all the loot to Hadeland. Before Haki (Hake) recuperated from his wounds and could marry the 15-year-old Ragnhild, she was captured a second time, by Halfdan the Black (c. 810 – c. 860). Halfdan and Ragnhild were the parents of Harald Fairhair (c. 850 – c. 932)
"Snake-in-the-eye" as part of Sigurd's name denoted a physical characteristic. He was born with a mark in his eye, described as the image of the Ouroboros (a snake biting its own tail) . The snake mark had been prophesied by his mother Aslaug, the daughter of the Valkyrie Brynhildr.
Ragnarssona þáttr informs that when his father died, Sigurd inherited Zealand, Scania, Halland, the Danish islands, and Viken. He married Blaeja, the daughter of king Ælla of Northumbria and they had four children: Álof Sigurdsdatter, Thora "Tora" Sigurdsdatter, Aslaug Sigurdsdatter, Helgi Sigurdsdatter.
Sigurd's daughter Aslaug married Helgi the Sharp of the Dagling dynasty. They had the son Sigurd Hart, who married Ingeborg, the daughter of the Jutish chieftain Harald Klak. Sigurd Hart and Ingeborg had the children Guttorm and Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter. When his uncle king Fróði of Ringerike died, Sigurd Hart went to Norway to succeed him as king of Ringerike. Ragnarssona þáttr and Heimskringla relate that a berserker from Hadeland named Haki (Hake) killed Sigurd Hart, but lost a hand in the fight. Then Haki went to Sigurd Hart's residence at Stein and took Sigurd's children Ragnhild and Guttorm. Haki returned with the children and all the loot to Hadeland. Before Haki (Hake) recuperated from his wounds and could marry the 15-year-old Ragnhild, she was captured a second time, by Halfdan the Black (c. 810 – c. 860). Halfdan and Ragnhild were the parents of Harald Fairhair (c. 850 – c. 932)
Spouses
Marriageabt 799