Ivar 1 (Male) Leader of the micel here, fl. 860s
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Notes: One of the Danish kings responsible for the marytrdom of King Edmund 6 of East Anglia.

Factoids by Source

Abbo.PassioEadmundi: The Passio of St. Edmund (90)
Recorded Name (4)
Hinguar (4)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10
Personal Information (36)
ethnicity (6)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (Dane)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (of the Northern peoples)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 (of the Danish and Alanic people)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (Dane)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  11 (Dane)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (foreigner)
moral (21)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (hardened with the frost of his own wickedness)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (follower of the antichrist)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (tyrant)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (cruel)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 (most impious)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (deadly)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (a terror by land and sea)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (most clement)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  8 (barbarous)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  8 (with false benevolence)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  8 (cunning)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (most impious)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (savage)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (so cruel by the freocity of his nature)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (incapable of feeling for the ills of mankind)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (insatiably greedy)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (savagely ferocious)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10 (tyrant)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10 (impious)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10 (gallows-slave)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (insatiably greedy)
other (4)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (most invincible)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (so great a power)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (son of the devil)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (chief follower of the devil)
psychological (1)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 (his Achimeniam madness)
religion (4)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (pagan)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  11 (pagan)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  12 (pagan)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  12 (worshipper of an alien sect)
Office (7)
Dux (3)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9 (heathen dux)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10
Emperor (1)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (greatest emperor)
King (1)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
Tyrant (2)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10 (tyrant)
 Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (tyrant)
Personal Relationship (13)
~ Comitatus (General relationship) of Ivar 1 (1)
 Anonymi 1736: of Ivar 1: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
Ivar 1 Companion (General relationship) of ~ (2)
 of Ubba 5: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
 of Ubba 5: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
Ivar 1 Enemy (General relationship) of ~ (2)
 of Edmund 6: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  8
 of Edmund 6: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
~ Follower (General relationship) of Ivar 1 (1)
 Anonymi 1731: of Ivar 1: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6
Ivar 1 Leader (General relationship) of ~ (3)
 of Anonymi 1731: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
 of Anonymi 1736: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  11
 of Anonymous 702: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  11
Ivar 1 Lord (General relationship) of ~ (3)
 of Anonymi 1731: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
 of Anonymous 702: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  9
 of Anonymi 1731: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
~ Subject (General relationship) of Ivar 1 (1)
 Anonymi 1736: of Ivar 1: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10
Possession (7)
 fleet: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6
 a great fleet: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
 sword: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6
 sword: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  8
 axes: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  8
 sword: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  8
 sword: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  11
Event (16)
Burial (1)
 Ivar 1-Anonymi 1736.disposal of Edmund 6’s body: Edmund 6's body was left and his head hidden in a nearby wood by Anonymi 1736 and Ivar 1.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  11 (869)
Burning (1)
 Ivar 1.raiding a city of Edmund 6’s kingdom: Ivar 1 set a city on fire and ordered the massacre of the inhabitants.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (869)
Capture (1)
 Ivar 1.capturing of Edmund 6: Ivar 1 ordered that Edmund 6 be surrounded and taken prisoner.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10 (869)
Conquest (1)
 Ivar 1.subjection of diverse lands: Ivar 1 had subjugated lands to himself by arms.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
Defence (1)
 Ivar 1.leaving a guard with his fleet: Ivar 1 did not dare to leave his fleet without a strong force.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 (869)
Enquiry (1)
 Ivar 1.questioning of Anonymi 1733: Ivar 1 questioned Anonymi 1733 about Edmund 6.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 (869)
Grant and Gift (1)
 Edmund 6.giving his wealth to Ivar 1: hereditary wealth: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 (869)
Hiding/harbouring/sanctuary (1)
 Ivar 1-Anonymi 1736.disposal of Edmund 6’s body: Edmund 6's body was left and his head hidden in a nearby wood by Anonymi 1736 and Ivar 1.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  11 (869)
Imprisonment (1)
 Ivar 1.capturing of Edmund 6: Ivar 1 ordered that Edmund 6 be surrounded and taken prisoner.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10 (869)
Interrogation (1)
 Ivar 1.questioning of Anonymi 1733: Ivar 1 questioned Anonymi 1733 about Edmund 6.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 (869)
Invasion (1)
 Ivar 1 and Ubba 5.devastation of the kingdom of the Northumbrians: Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 attacked and subdued the kingdom of the Northumbrians.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
Journey (4)
 Ivar 1 and Ubba 5.journey from the North: Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 came to Britain from the North: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
 Ivar 1.departing: Ivar 1 departed with Anonymi 1731 to engage in devastation elsewhere: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  12
 Ivar 1.following Anonymous 702: Ivar 1 followed Anonymous 702 with a great war-band (Anonymi 1736 9) to find Edmund 6: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (869)
 Ivar 1.journey from the north-eastern region: Ivar 1 left Ubba 5 and suddenly approached East Anglia from the north-eastern region with a great fleet.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (869)
Killing/murder (3)
 Edmund 6.martyrdom: Edmund 6 was savagely beaten, tied to a tree where he was tortured with lashes and his whole body pierced with arrows, and then decapitated.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10-11 (869)
 Ivar 1.murder of Anonymi 1734: Ivar 1 murdered Anonymi 1734: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  6 (869)
 Ivar 1.raiding a city of Edmund 6’s kingdom: Ivar 1 set a city on fire and ordered the massacre of the inhabitants.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (869)
Martyrdom (1)
 Edmund 6.martyrdom: Edmund 6 was savagely beaten, tied to a tree where he was tortured with lashes and his whole body pierced with arrows, and then decapitated.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10-11 (869)
Message-sending (1)
 Ivar 1.sending of Anonymous 702 to Edmund 6: Ivar 1 sent Anonymous 702 to order Edmund 6 to submit and to share his wealth, and to threaten Edmund 6 with torture if he did not agree.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (869)
Raiding (4)
 Ivar 1 and Ubba 5.attempt to destroy Britain: Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 attempted to bring about the destruction of all Britain.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
 Ivar 1 and Ubba 5.devastation of the kingdom of the Northumbrians: Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 attacked and subdued the kingdom of the Northumbrians.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
 Ivar 1.departing: Ivar 1 departed with Anonymi 1731 to engage in devastation elsewhere: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  12
 Ivar 1.raiding a city of Edmund 6’s kingdom: Ivar 1 set a city on fire and ordered the massacre of the inhabitants.: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5 (869)
Search (1)
 Ivar 1.following Anonymous 702: Ivar 1 followed Anonymous 702 with a great war-band (Anonymi 1736 9) to find Edmund 6: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7 (869)
Factoids linked indirectly to Ivar 1 (7)
Occupation (7)
Messenger of Ivar 1 (1)
 Anonymous 702: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
Sailor of Ivar 1 (2)
 Anonymi 1731: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
 Anonymi 1731: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
Warrior of Ivar 1 (4)
 Anonymi 1731: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  5
 Anonymi 1731: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
 Anonymous 702: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  7
 Anonymous 702: Abbo.PassioEadmundi  10
AnnalsFragIrel: Fragmentary Annals of Ireland (4)
Recorded Name (2)
Imar (1)
 AnnalsFragIrel  180.459
Iomhor (1)
 AnnalsFragIrel  144.393
Personal Relationship (1)
~ Grandson, son’s son (Consanguineal kinship) of Ivar 1 (1)
 Sihtric 1: of Ivar 1: AnnalsFragIrel  180.459
Event (1)
Journey (1)
 Olaf 1-Ivar 1.journey from Scotland to Dublin with prisoners: Ólįfr 1-Ķvarr 1 with two hundred ships (Anonymi 2073) came from Scotland to Dublin with many British, Scottish and Saxon prisoners (Anonymi 2074).: AnnalsFragIrel  144.393 (871)
AnnalsUlster: Annals of Ulster (5)
Recorded Name (1)
Imar (1)
 AnnalsUlster  871.2
Event (1)
Capture (1)
 Olaf 1-Ivar 1.bringing of captives to Dublin: Olaf 1 and Ivar 1 brought captives with them from Alba [i.e., Scotland] to Dublin.: AnnalsUlster  871.2 (871)
Factoids linked indirectly to Ivar 1 (3)
Status (3)
Captive of Ivar 1 (3)
 Anonymi 2168: AnnalsUlster  871.2
 Anonymi 2169: AnnalsUlster  871.2
 Anonymi 2170: AnnalsUlster  871.2
Anon.LiberEliensis: Liber Eliensis / Historia Elie... (12)
Personal Information (2)
religion (2)
 Anon.LiberEliensis  I preface (pagan)
 Anon.LiberEliensis  I.39 (pagan)
Office (3)
King (3)
 Anon.LiberEliensis  I preface
 Anon.LiberEliensis  I.39
 Anon.LiberEliensis  I.42
Personal Relationship (4)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Ivar 1 (4)
 Halfdan 2: of Ivar 1: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.39
 Eowils 2: of Ivar 1: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.39
 Halfdan 2: of Ivar 1: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.42
 Eowils 2: of Ivar 1: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.42
Event (3)
Flight (1)
 Ivar 1.ransacking Ely: The pagan King Ivar 1 and his allies, thoroughly ransacked the place, having killed some of the women living there and put to flight the rest.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I preface
Invasion (1)
 Ivar 1-others.arrival in Britain in 866: In 866 ... when King Ęthelred 15 was ruler of the Western Saxons, there arrived in Britain a fleet of pagans from Denmark under King Ivar 1, together with his two brothers, Eowils 2, Halfdan 2, and a man called Ubba 5, his colleague in all trickery and malice and very like him in all respects, having as companions those three kings, Hęsten 1, Bagsecg 1 and Guthrum 1 and their forces, together with a very large contingent of chieftans and nobles ... They were accompanied by an immense multitude of bold warriors and they spent the winter in the kingdom of the East Angles.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.39 (866)
Killing/murder (2)
 Edmund 6.being killed by Ivar 1: King Edmund 6 was killed by King Ivar 1.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I.39
 Ivar 1.ransacking Ely: The pagan King Ivar 1 and his allies, thoroughly ransacked the place, having killed some of the women living there and put to flight the rest.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I preface
Plundering (1)
 Ivar 1.ransacking Ely: The pagan King Ivar 1 and his allies, thoroughly ransacked the place, having killed some of the women living there and put to flight the rest.: Anon.LiberEliensis  I preface
ASC: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Base te... (7)
Recorded Name (4)
Ingwer (1)
 ASC  <879> B
Inwer (1)
 ASC  879 C
Inwęr (1)
 ASC  878 AG
Iwer (1)
 ASC  878 DE
Personal Relationship (3)
Ivar 1 Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of ~ (1)
 of Halfdan 2: ASC  878 ADEG, <879> B, 879 C
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Ivar 1 (2)
 Anonymous 310: of Ivar 1: ASC  878 ADEG, <879> B, 879 C
 Halfdan 2: of Ivar 1: ASC  878 ADEG, <879> B, 879 C
Asser.VitAlfredi: Life of Alfred (2)
Recorded Name (1)
... Inwari ... (1)
 Asser.VitAlfredi  54
Personal Relationship (1)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Ivar 1 (1)
 Anonymous 310: of Ivar 1: Asser.VitAlfredi  54
Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi: The Life of Saint Oswald (3)
Recorded Name (1)
Hinwar (1)
 Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  i.4
Personal Information (1)
ethnicity (1)
 Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  i.4 (Dane)
Event (1)
Journey (1)
 Anonymous 659-Ubba 5-Ivar 1.going to England: Anonymous 659 came to England with the ship-army of Ubba 5 and Ivar 1.: Byrhtferth.VitOswaldi  i.4
WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum: Gesta Pontificum Anglorum (1)
Event (1)
Capture (1)
 Edmund 6.being killed by Ivar 1: Danish chieftains Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 arrived to plunder the provinces of the Northumbrians and East Angles. Ivar 1 captured the king [Edmund 6], who made no resistance, but threw away is weapons and lay praying flat on the ground; and after various tortures he was beheaded. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.21
Killing/murder (1)
 Edmund 6.being killed by Ivar 1: Danish chieftains Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 arrived to plunder the provinces of the Northumbrians and East Angles. Ivar 1 captured the king [Edmund 6], who made no resistance, but threw away is weapons and lay praying flat on the ground; and after various tortures he was beheaded. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.21
Martyrdom (1)
 Edmund 6.being killed by Ivar 1: Danish chieftains Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 arrived to plunder the provinces of the Northumbrians and East Angles. Ivar 1 captured the king [Edmund 6], who made no resistance, but threw away is weapons and lay praying flat on the ground; and after various tortures he was beheaded. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.21
Plundering (1)
 Edmund 6.being killed by Ivar 1: Danish chieftains Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 arrived to plunder the provinces of the Northumbrians and East Angles. Ivar 1 captured the king [Edmund 6], who made no resistance, but threw away is weapons and lay praying flat on the ground; and after various tortures he was beheaded. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.21
Praying (1)
 Edmund 6.being killed by Ivar 1: Danish chieftains Ivar 1 and Ubba 5 arrived to plunder the provinces of the Northumbrians and East Angles. Ivar 1 captured the king [Edmund 6], who made no resistance, but threw away is weapons and lay praying flat on the ground; and after various tortures he was beheaded. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  ii.74.21
Ęthelweard.Chron: Chronicle of Ęthelweard (12)
Recorded Name (3)
Iguuar (2)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 35)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.3 (p. 43)
Iuuar (1)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 36)
Personal Information (2)
other (2)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 35) (Tyrannus)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.3 (p. 43) (Tyrannus)
Office (1)
King (1)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 36)
Status (2)
Tyrannus (2)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 35)
 Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.3 (p. 43)
Personal Relationship (1)
~ Brother (Consanguineal kinship) of Ivar 1 (1)
 Anonymous 919: of Ivar 1: Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.3 (p. 43)
Event (2)
Battle (1)
 Edmund 6.battle against Anonymi 34: Edmund 6 chose to do battle against Anonymi 34.: Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 36) (870)
Death/dying (1)
 Ivar 1.death: Ivar 1 passed away.: Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 36) (870)
Decision-making (1)
 Edmund 6.battle against Anonymi 34: Edmund 6 chose to do battle against Anonymi 34.: Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 36) (870)
Factoids linked indirectly to Ivar 1 (1)
Occupation (1)
Fleet of Ivar 1 (1)
 Anonymi 34: Ęthelweard.Chron  iv.2 (p. 35)