Siege of Paris

When

29 Nov 885 – Oct 886

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

48.85° N, 2.35° E

Description

885 raid on the Seine in the Kingdom of West Franks

Raid on the Seine in the Kingdom of West Franks

The siege of Paris of 885–886 was part of a Viking raid on the Seine, in the western part of the Frankish Empire. 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. It also proved for the Franks the strategic importance of Paris at a time when it also was one of the largest cities in West Francia.

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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 “Siege of Paris: Viking forces, under the Norse chieftains Sigfred and Sinric, sail up the River Seine for eastern France”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Dänische Wikinger belagern Paris, brechen aber die Belagerung ab”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Normands entreprennent le siège de Paris”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “25 ноября 885—886 — датские викинги начали осаду Парижа”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “الفايكينغ يحاصرون باريس”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “محاصره پاریس: نیروهای وایکینگ، تحت فرماندهی روسای نورس، زیگفرد و سینریک، با ناوگانی متشکل از 300 کشتی دراز (10000 نفر)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page