Ubba appears to be the prototype of a like-named character (Ubbe) who appears in the thirteenth- or 14th-century Middle English Havelok the Dane.[417] Within the tale, Ubba is closely associated with a character (Bernard Brun) who appears to correlate to Björn.

Jul 8, 2022 · During the 9th century, a series of Viking armies swept across the seas and invaded Anglo-Saxon England. These armies were made up of warriors from Scandinavia, the British Isles, and Northern Europe and were skilfully led, or so the legend goes, by Ubba Ragnarsson.

Ubba Ragnarsson was a supporting character and antagonist in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series, acting as the main antagonist during the first half of Season 1 in The Last Kingdom. He was a powerful and feared Danish warlord.

The force was led by three of the five sons of the semi-legendary Ragnar Lodbrok, including Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ivar the Boneless and Ubba. [c] The campaign of invasion and conquest against the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms lasted 14 years.

Ubba, also known as Hubba, Ubbe, and Ubbi, was a mid-ninth-century Viking chieftain and one of the commanders of the Great Army. Although contemporary English sources tended to describe the army's men as Danes and heathens, there is evidence to suggest that a proportion of the force originated...

Feb 11, 2018 · Ubba was one of the leaders of the huge Viking force known by the Saxons as The Great Heathen Army. His brother Ivar the Boneless was the overall leader and his …

Sep 18, 2024 · Ubba Ragnarsson (Ubbe or Hubba) was a Norse leader, said to be one of the sons of Ragnar Lodbrok. [1] The brothers Ubba, Halfdan and Ivar the Boneless, were the war leaders in "the Great Heathen Army" that invaded England about 865, when a great Viking army camped for the winter in East Anglia; the people of East Anglia agreed to a peace with them.

Ubbe, Ubba or Hubba Ragnarsson was a Norse leader during the Viking Age. Ubbe Ragnarsson was one of the sons of Ragnar Lodbrok and, along with his brothers Halfdan and Ivar the Boneless, a leader of the Great Heathen Army.

In the late 9th century, the Great Heathen Army, led by Ivar the Boneless, Ubba Ragnarsson, and Halfdan Ragnarsson, invaded England and initiated a period of Viking conquest.

Sep 29, 2024 · Ubba, also known as Hubba, Ubbe, and Ubbi, was a midninthcentury Viking chieftain and one of the commanders of the Great Army, a coalition of Norse warriors that in AD 865 invaded the AngloSaxon kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia and Wessex.