Ragnar's Forgotten Son: The Viking Who Sailed East

We have spent many episodes tracing the blood-soaked path of Ragnar Lothbrok’s sons through England, Ireland, and France, but one son vanished into the mists of the east. This episode explores Ingvarr víðförli, or Ingvar the Far-Travelled, a figure who straddles the line between historical memory and saga myth. We examine the runestones of Uppland that memorialize his expedition to Garðaríki and the Kaspia haf, analyzing what these stones tell us about the eastern trade routes, the Khazar Khaganate, and the flow of dirhams into Scandinavia. Unlike Ívarr inn beinlausi with his armies, Ingvar’s legacy is written in stone and silver, offering a different window into the Viking Age’s global reach.

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