Ragnar the Red

"Ahhh, a fine but bloody tale. I can do that one."

- The bards of Skyrim

Ragnar the Red is the name of a nordic song, popular in Skyrim. Bards who will play it upon request include Karita in Dawnstar's Windpeak Inn, Sven in Riverwood, Mikael at The Bannered Mare in Whiterun, and others such as Talsgar the Wanderer. There are also times that the carriage drivers will start singing this as you get on.

Content
''Oh, there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red Who came riding to Whiterun from old Rorikstead''

''And the braggart did swagger and brandish his blade As he told of bold battles and gold he had made''

''But then he went quiet, did Ragnar the Red When he met the shield-maiden Matilda, who said;''

"Oh, you talk and you lie and you drink all our mead Now I think it's high time that you lie down and bleed!"

''And so then came clashing and slashing of steel As the brave lass Matilda charged in, full of zeal''

''And the braggart named Ragnar was boastful no more- When his ugly red head rolled around on the floor!''

Trivia
 * Rorikstead is a fairly new town. As Rorik, its founder, is still alive at the time of the events of Skyrim, it seems a little inaccurate to call it "ole Rorikstead".  This could be dismissed as simply poetic licence.
 * The name Ragnar the Red is possibly a reference to Ragnar Redbeard, the pseudonym of the author of the book "Might is Right"

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim