Songs of Skyrim Compiled by Giraud Gemane Historian of the Bards College Solitude Ragnar the Red is a traditional song of Whiterun. Despite the grim final image, the song is generally regarded as light and rollicking and a favorite in inns across Skyrim. Ragnar The Red There once was a hero named Ragnar the Red, Who came riding to Whiterun from ole 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 shieldmaiden Matilda who said... And the translation...