What the records say
- When
- 29 Sep 844 – 15 Nov 844
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 37.50° N, 5.50° W
- Description
- attack on the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba, 844
Viking raid on Seville
844 raid in the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
The Viking raid on Išbīliya, then part of the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba, took place in 844. After raiding the coasts of what are now Spain and Portugal, a Viking fleet arrived in Išbīliya through the Guadalquivir on 25 September and took the city on 1 or 3 October. The Vikings pillaged the city and the surrounding areas.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “November 11 or 17 – Viking raid on Seville (844): Vikings arrive in Seville by the Guadalquivir, taking the city on October 1 or 3 and pillaging it; but are…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “11 или 17 ноября — нападение викингов на Севилью”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “11 o 17 de noviembre: Toma vikinga de Sevilla: Los vikingos, en inferioridad numérica, llegan a Sevilla por el Guadalquivir, derrotan a las fuerzas musulmanas…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page