Ragnar’s boys did the old blood-eagle on his killer, it is said.
He was also portrayed by Ernest Borgnine in the 1958 film “The Vikings” which also starred Tony Curtis and Kurt Douglas. But in that movie he was killed by by being thrown into a pit of wolves.
Yeah the Viking film where all the Vikings have New York Accents
Even though no one knows if he was a real person, or just a legend, I’ve traced Ragnar in my family tree to be my 41st Great-Grandfather. And Uhtred of Bamburgh, the real-life character in Bernard Cornwell’s book series “The Saxon Stories” on which Netflix’s series “The Last Kingdom” is based, is supposed to be my 29th Great-Grandfather.