Studies in Ragnars Saga Loðbrókar and its Major Scandinavian Analogues

according Adam of Bremen Analysis Anglo-Saxon chronicle Annales Annales Bertiniani Annales Fuldenses argued Arngrimur's account ASLAUG IN BALLAD Aslaug-figure Aslaug-Kraka BALLAD AND LEGEND brothers Danish daughter of Siguror death Denmark derives eddaic poem Ericus Disertus Eysteinn Farnese father Freyr Gesta Danorum Gests rima Gunnarr Healfdene Heimir hero Hvitserkr Icelandic IIIC ivarr jdttr Jonsson Jumieges Karl og Kragelil king Kraka Krdkumdl later Liest0l Lindarorm Lindarormen Lukman Maeshowe maiden marriage McTurk mentioned motif Nerthus nickname Northumbria Norway Norwegian Old Norse older Ragnars saga Olsen original Ormekampen pdttr poem Pora prose Raginarius RAGNARR AND ASLAUG Ragnarr loobr6k tradition Ragnarr's sons Ragnars kvceoi Ragnarssona jattr Ramus redactor referred Reginheri relevant RQgnvaldr Saxo Saxo IX.iv Saxo's account Saxo's Book seems serpent Siguror and Brynhildr Sjurour slaying snake snake-pit Spangereid Spangereid-legend stage stepmother story strophe suggested surviving text of Ragnars Velsunga saga version of Ragnars Viking Vries wife