NOBLEMAN

Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye

850 - 891

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Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye (Old Norse: Sigurðr ormr í auga) or Sigurd Ragnarsson was a semi-legendary Viking warrior and Danish king active from the mid to late 9th century. According to multiple saga sources and Scandinavian histories from the 12th century and later, he is one of the sons of the legendary Viking Ragnar Lodbrok and Áslaug. His historical prototype might have been the Danish King Sigfred who ruled briefly in the 870s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye has received more than 4,534,829 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye is the 125th most popular nobleman (down from 83rd in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 51st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Nobleman.

Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye is most famous for killing the dragon Fafnir, who was guarding a hoard of treasure.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye ranks 125 out of 1,415. Before him are Odo of France, Mariana of Austria, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. After him are Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, Béla II of Hungary, Harald II of Denmark, Robert the Strong, and Marie Joséphine of Savoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 850, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye ranks 11. Before him are Pope Stephen VII, Berengar I of Italy, Ingólfr Arnarson, Pope Stephen VI, Pope Romanus, and Pope Stephen V. After him are Istakhri, Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Emperor Seiwa, Linji Yixuan, Vladimir of Bulgaria, and Bruno, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 891, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye ranks 2. Before him is Pope Stephen V. After him are Mutimir of Serbia, and Fujiwara no Mototsune.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye ranks 70 out of 1,032. Before him are Eric VI of Denmark (1274), August Krogh (1874), Jørn Utzon (1918), Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900), Eric V of Denmark (1249), and Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889). After him are Peter Schmeichel (1963), Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656), Inge Lehmann (1888), Rasmus Rask (1787), Valdemar III of Denmark (1314), and Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Denmark

Among noblemen born in Denmark, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye ranks 2. Before him are Margrethe II of Denmark (1940). After him are Christina of Denmark (1521), Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878), Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969), Princess Charlotte of Denmark (1789), Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968), Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark (1649), Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1814), Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1829), Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine (1520), and Rorik of Dorestad (900).

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