Ogier the Dane

Summary

Ogier the Dane is a fictional human^[1]. He draws 414 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #684 of 5,308).^[2]

Key Facts

• Burial took place at Meaux^[3].
• Ogier the Dane's father was Harald, 2nd King of Haithabu^[4].
• Ogier the Dane's image is recorded as Kronborg, statue of Ogier the Dane.jpg^[5].
• Ogier the Dane is recorded as male^[6].
• Ogier the Dane's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[7].
• Ogier the Dane's instance of is recorded as legendary figure^[8].
• Ogier the Dane's instance of is recorded as national personification^[9].
• Ogier the Dane's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2025085215^[10].
• Ogier the Dane's Commons category is recorded as Holger Danske^[11].
• Ogier the Dane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vm88^[12].
• Ogier the Dane's given name is recorded as Holger^[13].
• Ogier the Dane's given name is recorded as Ogier^[14].
• Ogier the Dane's Commons gallery is recorded as Holger Danske^[15].
• Ogier the Dane's represents is recorded as Denmark^[16].
• Ogier the Dane's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Ogier the Dane's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• Ogier the Dane's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[19].
• Ogier the Dane's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Ogier-the-Dane^[20].
• Ogier the Dane's present in work is recorded as Matter of France^[21].
• Ogier the Dane's present in work is recorded as chanson de geste^[22].
• Ogier the Dane's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Holger Danske'}^[23].
• Ogier the Dane's owner of is recorded as Cortain^[24].
• Ogier the Dane's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as ogier-de-danemark^[25].
• Ogier the Dane's NE.se ID is recorded as holger-danske^[26].
• Ogier the Dane's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Holger_Danske^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ogier the Dane's father was Harald, 2nd King of Haithabu^[4].

Death and Burial

Ogier the Dane is buried at Meaux^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ogier the Dane include Holger Danske^[28], a WWII resistance group^[29], in Denmark^[30].

Why It Matters

Ogier the Dane draws 414 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #684 of 5,308).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for him include Holger Danske^[28], a WWII resistance group^[29], in Denmark^[30].

FAQs

Who were Ogier the Dane's parents?

Ogier the Dane's father was Harald, 2nd King of Haithabu^[4].