Ivar the Boneless

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Ivar the Boneless is renowned as a fearsome Norse leader who invaded England and Ireland. But beyond the myth-making, who was Ivar really? Was he a son of the legendary Ragnar Lothbrok? How did he get his not very fearsome name? What was his role in the infamous Great Heathen Army and the Viking invasion of England?

Dr. Eleanor Janega returns to the bloody, brutal, and often baffling world of the Vikings with Professor Clare Downham to try to uncover the truth behind one of the most mysterious and fearsome figures in Norse history.

Ragnar Lothbrok: The Viking Legend:

https://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/ragnar-lothbrok-the-viking-legend

How to Live Like a Viking:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DTRpIGPS9ygGa6pjodHnf

Gone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Janega. It was edited by Amy Haddow, the producers are Rob Weinberg and Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis.
0:02.6	And I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga.
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1:23.3	Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanorianica and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the podcast that delves into the greatest millennium in human history.
1:32.6	We uncover the greatest mysteries, the gobsmacking details, and the latest groundbreaking research from the Vikings to the Normans, from kings to popes, to the Crusades. We delve into the rebellions,
1:47.8	plots, and murders loyalty is paramount.
2:22.1	Yet even these bonds can be shattered by jealousy and ambition.
2:27.4	One such fateful confrontation is between the sons of the legendary Ragnar Lothbrook,
2:33.8	the youngest, Ever the Boneless, and Sigurd's
2:37.4	snake in the eye. The Great Hall of Kattegat is buzzing with tension. Ragnar's sons have gathered
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