Siege of Paris

When

1 Apr 845

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

48.85° N, 2.35° E

Description

845 first siege of the Vikings to the capital of the kingdom of the West Franks

Viking attack on kingdom of the West Franks

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 has been tentatively identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok. Reginherus's fleet of 120 Viking ships, carrying thousands of warriors, entered the Seine in March and sailed up the river.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “March 28 or 29 (Easter) – Siege of Paris: Viking forces under the Norse chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok enter the River Seine”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die erste Belagerung von Paris beginnt am 28. März: Das Große Heidnische Heer der Wikinger unter Reginheri”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “sac de Paris par les Normands”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “۲۸ یا ۲۹ مارس (عید پاک) – محاصره پاریس: نیروهای وایکینگ به رهبری «راگنار لودبروک»، سردار نورس”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page