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Look, Berk's dragons will follow their Alpha. So, we'll pay you to capture him and bring the flock to us. [src]
  — Ragnar to Grimmel  

Ragnar the Rock is a Warlord of the Northern Alliance who hired Grimmel the Grisly to kill Hiccup and capture Toothless in order to continue their dragon poaching operations so they could conquer the world.

Biography[]

Hunt for Toothless[]

After Hiccup and the Dragon Riders freed another batch of captured dragons, Chaghatai Khan, Ragnar, and Griselda the Grevious decided to hire Grimmel the Grisly to hunt Toothless, the last Night Fury known in existence. They also offered him a female Light Fury to use as a bait for Toothless.

The three Warlords and Grimmel then traveled to Berk, but found the island empty. The latter discovered the route the Berkians have taken and the four hunters sailed after them.

Soon after Grimmel's tower was attacked by the Dragon Riders, Chaghatai, Ragnar, Griselda, and Grimmel planned their next move. They were continuously disrupted by Ruffnut Thorston, so they decided to release her and follow her to New Berk. There, Grimmel managed to capture both Toothless and the Light Fury and brought them back to the Warlords.

However, the Dragon Riders came to rescue their dragons, and began fighting the Warlords and the other Trappers. Later during the battle, Gobber the Belch, Valka, and Eret were brought by their dragons and were directly confronted by the Warlords. Ragnar is last seen overpowering Gobber, but was forced to flee in terror when a pack of Hobgobblers came to the latter's rescue. It is unknown if Ragnar had survived the Hobgobblers' attack.

Physical Appearance[]

Ragnar is a large and muscular Warlord with light auburn hair and beard, as well as dark brown eyes. He often wears his full armor and fur cape over his blue tunic, brown boots, and he sports tattoos on both of his arms.

Personality[]

Ragnar can be seen as the most jovial and the least mature of the three Warlords. Even when he and his colleagues are discussing plans to catch more dragons, he cannot help in goofing off in front of them, much to their chagrin. He is still a practical, if dimwitted man, as he is the one who convinces Grimmel to assist them in capturing Toothless and later urges Grimmel to get to the point when he is explaining why he had not yet captured the Night Fury. Ragnar has also been shown as the least brave of three Warlords, being easily frightened by threatening dragons, and he was only willing to standup to Grimmel, whom he feared, when he had the support of his partners.

Like Griselda and Chaghatai, Ragnar is an impatient person, sharing a mutual feeling of frustration with his fellow warlords when they learn they must continue waiting for the dragon to be delivered to them while the hunter indulges himself in the pursuit of his target. In addition, despite his jovial and childlike disposition, Ragnar is a violent and warmongering individual, expressing sadistic delight while fighting and defeating Gobber the Belch. Like all members of the Northern Alliance, Ragnar holds a condescending view of dragons, seeing them primarily as living weapons for mankind to exploit. Despite this, he seems to hold a soft-spot for dragons he finds cute, such as Hobgobblers.

Abilities, Skills, and Talents[]

Dragon Hunting: It is assumed that Ragnar is an expert dragon poacher since his rank is among the Warlords, the best Dragon Trappers.

Combat: Ragnar is a very capable fighter, as he is able to overpower Gobber the Belch, a veteran Viking warrior, in a matter of seconds.

Relationships[]

Griselda the Grevious[]

Though they are both comrades and fellow leaders over the Northern Alliance, both Ragnar and Griselda share a relatively poor working relationship with each other. Griselda has absolutely no tolerance for Ragnar’s childish antics and considers him to be useless and an imbecile. She is also prone to physically taking her frustrations out on him even when the cause is not his fault. Her contempt for Ragnar is so strong that she showed utterly no concern for him when one of Grimmel’s Deathgrippers pinned him to the ground, possibly implying that she would not have mind if the fearsome dragon had killed him. Despite her contempt and abuse towards him, Ragnar doesn’t seem to hold any personal ill toward Griselda. The two are also willing to fight alongside each other when the situation calls for it.

Chaghatai Khan[]

Ragnar seems to have a positive, or at least a fairly decent working relationship with his fellow Warlord Chaghatai Khan. Along with Griselda, they control the armies of the Northern Alliance following their master’s demise. In contrast to Griselda, Khan is much more tolerant of Ragnar’s playful antics and occasional childlike disposition. Khan will reprimand Ragnar, however, when he acts like this during serious situations. Khan also showed levels of concern for Ragnar’s welfare when he was pinned down by one of Grimmel’s Deathgrippers, though he made no attempt to help him. The two later fought alongside each other during the final battle with the Dragon Riders of Berk though they were ultimately defeated.

Grimmel the Grisly[]

Grimmel! My old friend! [src]
  — Ragnar, upon seeing Grimmel  
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Ragnar nervously convincing Grimmel to aid the Warlords.

Ragnar appears to have known Grimmel for many years, even fondly referring to him as an 'old friend'. The exact details of their “friendship”, and how they became acquainted with each other remain unclear. Their acquaintance was strong enough, however, that Ragnar is aware of Grimmel’s hunting tactics, including what his favorite bait is in luring out Night Furies. Ragnar holds Grimmel in high regard, convincing the other Warlords to hire him in order to capture Toothless and control Berk’s flock of dragons. Ragnar’s fondness for Grimmel, however, is not shared by Grimmel himself, who resents Ragnar's incompetence and generally speaks to him in a condescending manner. Grimmel also holds no concern for Ragnar’s wellbeing as upon his arrival to the Warlords’ base, Grimmel did nothing but ignore Ragnar after one of his Deathgrippers pinned the Sámi warlord to the ground and threatened to devour him.

In addition, Ragnar seems to hold some fear of Grimmel and will try to keep the other Warlords from angering him, knowing full what he is capable of. The only time Ragnar expresses his displeasure with Grimmel is when he has Khan and Griselda’s backing, not wishing to challenge the Night Fury killer alone. This became apparent when he voiced his frustrations towards Grimmel along with the other Warlords, in his slow progress in capturing Toothless. When Grimmel finally did capture Toohless and revealed his true intentions of eliminating him instead of delivering him as promised, Ragnar was left utterly furious by his “friend’s” betrayal and being unable to do anything about it.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III[]

While it is unknown if Hiccup is personally aware of Ragnar, the two are profound enemies with the young chief proving to be a considerable thorn in Ragnar and the other Warlords’ side. In the year following Hiccup’s triumph over Drago, Ragnar’s late master, Hiccup continued to lead the Dragon Riders in raiders that foiled the Northern Alliance’s dragon poaching operations, severely undermining their attempts to rebuild their dragon army for world domination. Because of this, Ragnar holds a great hatred for the young chief of Berk, but also considers him to be a great threat. This led Ragnar to call upon the assistance of his old acquaintance Grimmel the Grisly to deal with Hiccup and capture his Night Fury Toothless. During the final battle, however, Hiccup and the other riders led an attack on Ragnar, Griselda, and Khan’s fleet, which ultimately resulted in their final defeats.

Ruffnut Thorston[]

Ruffnut is one of the Dragon Riders of Berk who participated in the raids on the ships and freeing the captive dragons belonging to Ragnar and the other Warlords. When Grimmel captured her following the battle at Raven Point he took her prisoner and held her in the Warlord’s dungeon. Like the other other Warlords and Grimmel, Ragnar despises Ruffnut and considers her to be extremely annoying. Despite this, he didn’t mind Grimmel releasing her, instead being happy to be rid of her.

Drago Bludvist[]

Ragnar once served under Drago’s command as one of his generals in the Northern Alliance. Following Drago’s defeat by Hiccup and Toothless, Ragnar and his fellow Warlords, Griselda and Chaghatai, took control of the Alliance, intending to finish their former leader’s mission to one day rule the world using a dragon army.

Grimmel's Deathgrippers[]

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A fearful Ragnar being pinned down by one of Grimmel Deathgrippers.

Ragnar is the only one of the three Warlords shown to fear the Deathgrippers under Grimmel’s control. When Grimmel first arrived at the Warlords’ base of operations, one of the Deathgrippers pinned Ragnar to ground when he moved towards Grimmel, leaving him struggling and in fear of his life. It’s possible that, had Grimmel not called his dragon off, it surely would have devoured Ragnar.

Gobber the Belch[]

Ragnar and Gobber encountered each other during the Northern Alliance's final battle off the coast of New Berk, during which the two traded blows aboard the Conqueror. Though Gobber managed to hold his own for a while, Ragnar was quickly able to gain the upperhand, and would have finished him off had it not been for the timely intervention of the Rescued Hobgobbler.

Appearances[]


Trivia[]

  • Ragnar's name is a play of the word "Ragnarok", the twilight of the Norse deities and the world.
  • Ragnar is also the name of the real life famous Viking, Ragnar Loðbrók from the Icelandic sagas of the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries.
  • Ragnar is the tallest of the three Warlords.
  • Due to limited time, Ragnar has Stoick's body model, but with a new face and outfit.
  • Ragnar's style of clothing suggests he is of Sámi origin.

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