Siege of Paris
French: Le comte Eudes défend Paris contre les NormandsCount Eudes defends Paristitle QS:P1476,fr:"Le comte Eudes défend Paris contre les Normands"label QS:Lfr,"Le comte Eudes défend Paris contre les Normands"
![Adres wydawniczy: Paris : chez Antoine-Augustin Renouard, [post 1790]Współtwórcy: Garnier, Jean Jacques (1729-1805). Aut. tekstu,Renouard, Antoine-Augustin (1765-1853). Wyd.Opis fizyczny: [3] k., 164 [i.e 165] k. tabl. : miedzior. ; 4º](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Figures_de_l%27histoire_de_France_1790_%281102159%29.jpg)
Adres wydawniczy: Paris : chez Antoine-Augustin Renouard, [post 1790]Współtwórcy: Garnier, Jean Jacques (1729-1805). Aut. tekstu,Renouard, Antoine-Augustin (1765-1853). Wyd.Opis fizyczny: [3] k., 164 [i.e 165] k. tabl. : miedzior. ; 4º
Friedrich Hottenroth - Charles the Fat and Count Rollo during the siege of Paris, c. 885
Historical Overview
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. The siege is the subject of an eyewitness account in the Latin poem Bella Parisiacae urbis of Abbo Cernuus.
Quick Facts
West Francia
- Commander: Graf Odo von Paris
- Strength: ca. 200 Krieger (plus Bürger)
- Casualties: Moderat
Vikings
- Commander: Rollo / Siegfried
- Strength: ca. 30.000 Mann (700 Schiffe)
- Casualties: Hoch (durch Krankheiten)
Strategic Context
Viking expansion along the Seine to extort "Danegeld" and loot the Frankish heartland.
Conflict / War
Viking Invasions
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Historical Locations
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