Ælla (or Ælle or Aelle, fl. 866; died 21 March 867) was King of Northumbria, a kingdom in medieval England, during the middle of the 9th century. Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited, and so Ælla's ancestry is not known, and the dating of the beginning of his reign is questionable.

2022年3月4日 · Was King Aelle the first and last Briton to fall victim to ritual sacrifice at the hands of the Vikings? According to legend, King Aelle killed the Viking Ragnar Lodbrok by throwing him into a pit of snakes. Ragnar’s sons then performed the blood eagle on King Aelle. (Public domain)

The Scandinavian legendary history Gesta Danorum regarded Aella as the king responsible for the death of the Viking leader Ragnar Lothbrok; Ragnar was reportedly executed by being thrown into a snake-infested pit.

Explore the profound implications of King Aelle's death on early medieval history in Anglo-Saxon England. This article delves into the tumultuous events leading up to his demise in 867 during the fierce Battle of Rægdun against Viking forces. Uncover the themes of betrayal, the aftermath of power struggles, and Aelle's lasting legacy, which reshaped Northumbria and …

2023年5月3日 · It was there that – according to the Norse sagas – a series of tales and histories written mainly in Iceland somewhere between 1190 and 1320, King Aella killed Ragnar Lothbrok by throwing him into a pit of deadly snakes.

Ælle's death is not recorded by the Chronicle, which gives no information about him, or his sons, or the South Saxons until 675, when the South Saxon king Æthelwalh was baptized. [36] It has been conjectured that, as Saxon war leader, Ælle may have met his death in the disastrous battle of Mount Badon when the Britons halted Saxon expansion ...

2022年4月27日 · Death: March 21, 867 York, England (United Kingdom) (Killed in battle with vikings) Immediate Family: Father of "Blæja" (later known as Heluna) Brother of Osbeorht, king of Northumbria and Æthelthryth. Occupation: King of Northumbria: Managed by: Private User Last Updated: April 27, 2022

2024年7月2日 · Aelle is captured attempting to retake York from the Danes; Osbert of Bernicia is killed during the battle. In the Annals of Clonmacnoise, we read that 'there was a battle fought at York in England between the Saxons and Danes, where Allie …

2022年3月4日 · Ælle was the first king recorded by the 8th century chronicler Bede to have held “imperium”, or overlordship, over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, thus the first King of England. A tenacious and violent Saxon warlord he conquered what is now Sussex, the borders of which, became his Kingdom.

2019年1月21日 · Aelle killed Ragnar Lothbrok by throwing him into a pit of snakes. This act led to the formation of the Great Heathen army by the sons of Ragnar who vowed to avenge the death of their father.