Ragnar Lothbrok
Subject in History
Ragnar Lothbrok has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Lex Fridman Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Lars BrownworthAmerican historian, author of The Sea Wolves and The Normans, and creator of the 12 Byzantine Rulers podcast
Brownworth notes that the Vikings TV series' depiction of Ragnar and Rollo as brothers is unhistorical.
“They weren't brothers. In fact, by some accounts, they were born 80 years apart”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 40:27
Brownworth believes Ragnar Lothbrok is probably a composite figure but with some historical basis.
“There probably is a seed of truth there. There probably was someone named Ragnar. The last name is a little suspicious”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 32:59
Podcasts
- Lex Fridman Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking AgeLex Fridman Podcast · Apr 9, 2026 · 2 h 10 min
Historian Lars Brownworth tells Lex Fridman about the Viking Age, from Lindisfarne and Ragnar Lothbrok to Normandy, Vinland, the Varangian Guard and the Byzantine Empire.