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The siege of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking invasion of West Francia. The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named "Reginherus", or Ragnar, who tentatively has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok .
The siege of Paris of 885–886 was part of a Viking raid on the Seine, in the Kingdom of the West Franks.The siege was the most important event of the reign of Charles the Fat, and a turning point in the fortunes of the Carolingian dynasty and the history of France.
Siege of Paris may refer to: Siege of Paris (845), the Viking siege by Reginherus, possibly Ragnar Lodbrok; Siege of Paris (885–886), the Viking siege by Rollo; Siege of Paris (978), by Otto II of Germany, and Holy Roman Emperor; Siege of Paris (1429), by Charles VII of France and Joan of Arc; Siege of Paris (1465), by the League of the ...
Abbo Cernuus ("the Crooked"), Abbo Parisiensis, or Abbo of Saint-Germain (c. 850 – c. 923) was a Neustrian Benedictine monk and poet of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. He was born about the middle of the ninth century. Abbo was present at the Siege of Paris by the Vikings in 885–886.
Vikings: Victory Siege of Paris: 25 November 885 – October 886 France: West Francia: None: Vikings: Victory Siege of Chartres (911) 911 France: West Francia: None: Vikings: Victory Battle of Trans-la-Forêt: 1 August 939 France: Viking-occupied Brittany: Bretons: Vikings: Victory
The earliest well-attested historical event associated with Rollo is his part in leading the Vikings who besieged Paris in 885–886 but were fended off by Odo of France. [14] [15] Sources do not make clear the year of Rollo's birth, but from his activity, marriage, children, and death, the mid-9th century may be inferred.
March 28 or 29 (Easter) – Siege of Paris: Viking forces under the Norse chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok enter the River Seine, with a fleet of 120 longships (5,000 men). They pass through the city of Rouen and plunder the countryside. King Charles the Bald assembles an army and sends it to protect Paris, the capital of the West Frankish Kingdom.
Viking raids in the Rhineland (continued) (843–923) Location: Francia. Carolingian Empire, later West Francia: Vikings: Vikings sack Paris in 845, but fail to take Paris in 885–6; Eventual West Frankish victory at Siege of Chartres (911) Establishment of Duchy of Normandy. Rollo swears vassalage to Robert I of France, converts to Christianity