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Wikimedia/ (CC BY-SA 4.0) One of the breakout characters from "Vikings" — a History Channel drama that ended its six-season run in 2020 — is Ivar the Boneless. Played by Alex Høgh Andersen, he's an antihero fans love to loathe. The series depicts Ivar as a master tactician, a ruthless killer and a formidable foe on any battlefield.
Ivar the Boneless Played by Alex Høgh Andersen. Son of Ragnar. Perhaps the most famous Viking of all time, his pathological cruelty was notorious even during his own lifetime. Ivar is deeply ...
Sep 24, 2017 · For boneless is he thou wouldst now beget (4) Ragnar refused to believe in the curse and immediately made love to his new wife; hence, Ivar was born bearing legs without a bone structure. Ivar grew up unable to walk and had to be carried everywhere on poles or on the back of a shield.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Ivar the Boneless and his brothers invaded England in 865 with a large Viking force and captured York, the capital of the kingdom of Northumbria, in 866. They killed the Northumbrian king Aella, who had killed their father. Ivar later destroyed Dumbarton in Scotland with the help of Olaf the White of Dublin.
Ivar invaded England in 865 with a large Viking force and captured the city of York in 866. How did Ivar the Boneless acquire his epithet? The origin of the nickname “the Boneless” is unknown. It possibly refers to an inability to walk or to a skeletal condition—such as osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease.
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(UPDATE: English subtitles available)Interview with Alex Høgh Andersen, about his role as Ivar the boneless in the History and HBO series Vikings.
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By 870 CE, Ivar the Boneless and the Great Heathen Army had managed to capture most of England and even parts of Ireland. Some records say he died that year, while others insist his death occurred ...
