Ivar the Boneless

The semi-legendary Viking leader Ivar the Boneless, also known as Ivar Ragnarsson, attacked England and Ireland. He was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok and his wife Aslaug, according to the Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok. Björn Ironside, Hvitserk, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, and Ubba were some of his brothers. Ivar and Mar are likely the same person. It's unclear where the moniker first appeared. "Ivar beinlausi'' can be translated as "Ivar legless," but "beinlausi" can also mean "boneless" in English because "bein" is the same word in Old Norse as "bone" and "leg." A line in Ragnarssona þáttr (also known as the tale of Ragnar's sons) suggests it refers to male impotence. Several of the sagas mention him as lacking legs/bones or having a skeletal ailment like osteogenesis imperfecta.

Ivar was allegedly the son of Danish king Ragnar Lothbrok, yet nothing is known about his early years. Some sources claim that he served as the expedition's commander in 855 while it was stationed on an island close to the Thames River's mouth. He was Olaf the White's companion in various wars fought on the island of Ireland in the 850s. Olaf the White is remembered in history as the Danish king of Dublin. Ivar and Olaf campaigned and pillaged in the county of Meath in the early 860s after forming brief agreements with a number of Irish kings, including Cerball, king of Ossory. Ivar passed away in 873 and was formerly referred to as "king of the Norsemen of all Ireland and Britain." That's all about the seventh most famous Viking of all time we want to mention.