MILITARY PERSONNEL

Ubba

1000 - 878

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Ubba (Old Norse: Ubbi; died 878) was a 9th-century Viking and one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 860s. The Great Army appears to have been a coalition of warbands drawn from Scandinavia, Ireland, the Irish Sea region and Continental Europe. There is reason to suspect that a proportion of the Viking forces specifically originated in Frisia, where some Viking commanders are known to have held fiefdoms on behalf of the Franks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ubba has received more than 4,032,210 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ubba is the 141st most popular military personnel (down from 103rd in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Military Personnel.

Ubba is most famous for his role in the Battle of Brunanburh, in which he led the Viking forces against the Anglo-Saxons.

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  • 4.0M

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  • 68.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ubba ranks 141 out of 2,058. Before him are Franz Halder, Eli Cohen, Ferdinand Schörner, Robert Peary, August von Mackensen, and Chester W. Nimitz. After him are Hamilcar Barca, Zhou Yu, Pyotr Bagration, José de San Martín, Draža Mihailović, and Louis-Alexandre Berthier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Ubba ranks 7. Before him are Pope Sylvester III, Pope John XV, Pope Damasus II, Pope Gregory VI, Parascheva of the Balkans, and Constantine IX Monomachos. After him are Pope John XIV, Thorfinn Karlsefni, Michael VI Bringas, Antipope Boniface VII, Antipope John XVI, and Saint Emeric of Hungary. Among people deceased in 878, Ubba ranks 1. After him are Áed mac Cináeda, and Rhodri the Great.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Ubba ranks 50 out of 1,032. Before him are Frederick II of Denmark (1534), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Aage Bohr (1922), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), and Fredrik Bajer (1837). After him are Harald Bluetooth (935), Lili Elbe (1882), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Nicolas Steno (1638), and Carl Nielsen (1865).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Denmark

Among military personnels born in Denmark, Ubba ranks 1. After him are Maximilian von Spee (1861), Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (1659), Søren Kam (1921), and Bernhard Rogge (1899).

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