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The Viking Siege of Paris - Longships raid the Seine, AD 885-86 (Paperback)
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The Viking Siege of Paris - Longships raid the Seine, AD 885-86 (Paperback)
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The Vikings' siege of Paris in 885-86 was a turning point in the
history of both Paris and France. In 885, a year after Charles the
Fat was crowned King of the Franks, Danish Vikings sailed up the
Seine demanding tribute. The Franks' refusal prompted the Vikings
to lay siege to Paris, which was initially defended by only 200 men
under Odo, Count of Paris, and seemingly in a poor state to defend
against the Viking warriors in their fleet of hundreds of
longships. Paris was centred around the medieval Ile de la Cite,
the natural island now in the heart of the city, fortified with
bridges and towers. The Vikings attempted to break the Parisian
defenders, but the city itself still held out, and after a year
Charles' army arrived to lift the siege. But Charles then allowed
the Vikings to sail upstream against the revolting Burgundians.
Outraged at this betrayal, the Parisians refused to let the Vikings
return home via the Seine, forcing them to portage their boats
overland to the Marne in order to reach the North Sea. When Charles
died in 888, the people of the of the Ile de France elected Odo as
their king. The resistance of Paris therefore marked the end of the
Carolingian line and the birth of a new kingdom. This fully
illustrated volume, accompanied with maps and strategic diagrams
tells the full story of the Vikings' expedition to conquer medieval
Paris, highlighting a key moment in the history of France and its
foundation as a nation.
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