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Björn Ironside

800 - 876

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Björn Ironside (Swedish: Björn Järnsida) (Old Norse: Bjǫrn Járnsíða), according to Norse legends, was a Norse Viking chief and Swedish king. According to the 12th- and 13th-century Scandinavian histories, he was the son of notorious Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok and lived in the 9th century AD, attested in 855 and 858. Björn Ironside is said to have been the first ruler of the Swedish Munsö dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Björn Ironside has received more than 10,806,890 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Björn Ironside is the 435th most popular politician (down from 258th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Politician.

Björn Ironside is most famous for being a Viking king and ruler of Sweden.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Björn Ironside ranks 435 out of 19,576. Before him are Augustus II the Strong, George V, Horemheb, Pompey, Francis II of France, and Servius Tullius. After him are Severus Alexander, Arcadius, Osman III, Jiang Zemin, Artaxerxes I of Persia, and Constantine II of Greece.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Björn Ironside ranks 1. After him are Pope Adrian III, Pope Nicholas I, Pope Sergius II, Pope Boniface VI, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Ælla of Northumbria, Fatima al-Fihri, Thomas the Slav, Al-Muqanna, Offa of Mercia, and Pribina. Among people deceased in 876, Björn Ironside ranks 1. After him are Louis the German, Kocel, Hemma, Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy, and Domagoj of Croatia.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Björn Ironside ranks 11 out of 1,032. Before him are Søren Kierkegaard (1813), Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Ivar the Boneless (900), Cnut the Great (995), Asta Nielsen (1881), and Frederick IX of Denmark (1899). After him are Karen Blixen (1885), Vitus Bering (1681), Gorm the Old (900), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), and George I of Greece (1845).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Björn Ironside ranks 5. Before him are Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Ivar the Boneless (900), Cnut the Great (995), and Frederick IX of Denmark (1899). After him are Gorm the Old (900), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), and Christian X of Denmark (1870).

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