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Viking raid on Paris

Type Event Region Western Europe Time 845

From March to April 845, Viking chieftain Reginheri led a fleet up the Seine deep into the Frankish heartland, besieging and sacking Paris.

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  1. 845Seine River · FranceThe Viking fleet sailed up the Seine from its mouth, sacking towns and monasteries along the way; Frankish local defenses could not stop their penetration inland.
  2. 845Paris · Île-de-FranceThe Vikings besieged Paris; Charles (the Bald) assembled an army but failed to win, ultimately negotiating peace and paying a huge ransom; the Vikings burned and plundered before withdrawing.

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