Ragnar Lothbrok's Sons and the Partition of England

By 878, the Great Heathen Army had shattered the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, but the Vikings themselves faced a dilemma: how do you divide a conquered country? This episode follows the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok — Ivar the Boneless, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Guthrum — as they carve up Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia into the Danelaw. We trace the treaty of Wedmore, the boundaries that would shape English geography for centuries, and the forgotten third brother who ruled Dublin instead. Along the way, we explore how these settlements actually worked: were the Norse really settlers, or just tax collectors with swords? And why did Alfred the Great, not Ragnar's sons, end up defining England's future? Featuring the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Asser's Life of King Alfred, and the archaeological evidence from winter camps to burh foundations.

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