King of Denmark Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye

Abt 784 - 850  (66 years)

• Name	Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye  [1, 2]
  Title	King of Denmark
  Birth	Abt 784	Denmark   [1, 2]
  	He was born with the image of a white snake in one eye. This snake encircled the iris and bit itself in the tail
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	Leader of the Great Heathen Army that sacked York, met King Ella in battle, captured him, and sentenced him to die according to the custom of Rista Blodam (Blood Eagle)
  Death	850	Northumberland, England   [1, 2]
  	During the battle of Leuven against Emperor Amulf, Sigurd Snake-Eye fell along with a hundred thousand Danes and Norwegians.
  Person ID	I9752	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	King of Sweden, King of Denmark Ragnar Sigurdsson,   b. Abt 765, Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden d. 865, Northumberland, England (Age 100 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Kraka Sigurdsdatter,   b. Abt 765, Buskerud, Norway d. Abt 842, Buskerud, Norway (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	783	Uppsala, Sweden   [3]
  Family ID	F3718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blaeja of Northumbria
  Children	1. King of Denmark Harthacnut of Denmark, I,   b. Abt 880  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 850 - Northumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Ragnar Lodbrok King of Denmark & Sweeden [S202] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.