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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, between 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 10,288,614 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Björn Ironside is the 258th most popular politician (down from 176th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 6th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Politician.

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

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  • 32

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  • 9.91

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  • 2.08

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Björn Ironside ranks 258 out of 15,577Before him are Safiye Sultan, Bill Clinton, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Antoninus Pius, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Louis XVII of France. After him are Charles VII of France, Neville Chamberlain, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Tolui, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Philippe Pétain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Björn Ironside ranks 1After him are Pope Nicholas I, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Pope Adrian III, Ælla of Northumbria, Pope Boniface VI, Pope Sergius II, Fatima al-Fihri, Offa of Mercia, Thomas the Slav, Jayavarman II, and Horik I. Among people deceased in 876, Björn Ironside ranks 1After 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 7 out of 893Before him are Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Hans Christian Ørsted (1777), Søren Kierkegaard (1813), Niels Bohr (1885), Margrethe II of Denmark (1940), and Ivar the Boneless (900). After him are Vitus Bering (1681), Ole Rømer (1644), Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857), Cnut the Great (995), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), and Sigrid Undset (1882).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Björn Ironside ranks 2Before him are Ivar the Boneless (900). After him are Cnut the Great (995), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Gorm the Old (900), George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), and Christian X of Denmark (1870).