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Halfdan Ragnarsson

900 - 877

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Halfdan Ragnarsson (Old Norse: Hálfdan; Old English: Halfdene or Healfdene; Old Irish: Albann; died 877) was a Viking leader and a commander of the Great Heathen Army which invaded the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England starting in 865. Halfdan was one of six sons of Ragnar Lodbrok named in Norse sagas; his brothers and half-brothers included Björn Ironside, Ivar the Boneless, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Ubba and Hvitserk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Halfdan Ragnarsson has received more than 2,823,713 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Halfdan Ragnarsson is the 1,115th most popular politician (down from 858th in 2019).

Halfdan Ragnarsson is most famous for founding the city of Dublin, Ireland in 841.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Halfdan Ragnarsson ranks 1,115 out of 19,576. Before him are Balbinus, Gudea, Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Yulia Tymoshenko, Nikephoros II Phokas, and Kayqubad I. After him are Gaius Gracchus, John McCain, Samuel of Bulgaria, Christian VI of Denmark, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and Rani of Jhansi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Halfdan Ragnarsson ranks 9. Before him are Oleg of Novgorod, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Leo VII, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Lando, and Pope Agapetus II. After him are Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Pope Stephen VIII, Robert the Strong, Berengar II of Italy, Pope Leo VIII, and Guy III of Spoleto. Among people deceased in 877, Halfdan Ragnarsson ranks 2. Before him is Charles the Bald. After him are John Scotus Eriugena, Causantín mac Cináeda, Ignatios of Constantinople, and Jayavarman III.

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