[MR] Wikipedia: Vikings Sack Paris
Garth Groff via Atlantia
atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Wed Mar 29 02:01:47 PDT 2017
Noble Friends, Especially Vikings:
On this date in 845 an army of Viking warriors sacked Paris. The Vikings
were thought to have been led by the semi-legendary chief Ragnar
Lodbrok, the central character in THE VIKINGS television series. The
Vikings were bought off by Charles the Bald for 7,000 French livres in
gold and silver. Probably a bad move, since it just encouraged the
raiders to come back for more in 885.
For more on the siege and sacking go to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Paris_(845) . More about the real
Ragnar Lodbrok can be found at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Lodbrok . For the story of the 855
attack, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Paris_(885–86) .
Yours Aye,
Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge
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