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title: Ragnar Lothbrok & Kráka
author: AU Library, Campus Emdrup
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9137/ragnar-lothbrok--kraka/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ragnar Lothbrok & Kráka
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9137.png)
## Image Caption
Artist's depiction of the legendary [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) hero [Ragnar Lothbrok](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ragnar_Lothbrok/) meeting his would-be-second-wife Aslaug, who at this point in the story is still known as Kráka ('crow'). The legends describe how Aslaug was orphaned and raised by a poor Norwegian family, who named her Kráka, and later 'discovered' by the Viking Ragnar Lothbrok as he happened upon their farm. Hearing of her beauty, he set her a riddle: she is to come to him neither clothed nor unclothed, neither full nor hungry, and not alone but without anyone accompanying her. As the image above shows, Kráka shows up having eaten only an onion, wrapped in a fishing net covered by her hair, and with a dog by her side, thus passing Ragnar's test with flying colours. They are then married.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Emdrup, A. L. C. (2018, August 28). Ragnar Lothbrok & Kráka. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Emdrup, AU Library, Campus. "Ragnar Lothbrok & Kráka." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 28, 2018. .
### MLA
Emdrup, AU Library, Campus. "Ragnar Lothbrok & Kráka." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Aug 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Regnar_Lodbrog_og_Kraka_-_Louis_Moe_(17010-2)_-_cropped.png) by [**AU Library, Campus Emdrup**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Regnar_Lodbrog_og_Kraka_-_Louis_Moe_(17010-2)_-_cropped.png). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 28 August 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.