Ragnar Lodbrok - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

• In The Vikings, a film of 1958, Ragnar, played by Ernest Borgnine, is captured by King Aella of Northumbria and cast into a pit of ferocious dogs. His son Einar (presumably a variation of the historical Ivar), played by Kirk Douglas, vows revenge and conquers Northumbria.
• In the PC game Civilization III, included in the Play the World and Conquests expansion packs, Ragnar is the leader of Scandinavia.
• In the PC game Civilization IV, included in the expansion packs Beyond the Sword and Warlords, Ragnar is the leader of the Viking civilization.
• Ragnar is the name mascot of the NFL team the Minnesota Vikings.
• Ayn Rand included in her book Atlas Shrugged a character who is a modern-day Scandinavian pirate, to whom she gave the first name "Ragnar".
• "Lodbrok" is the eighth song on Grand Magus's premiere album, Grand Magus, released in 2001.
• The Ragnar Relay is a series of long distance relay races.