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The 1st Viking raid on Paris
France · Warfare / Viking Invasions. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The 1st Viking raid on Paris
Frustrates a Viking raid on Paris up the Marne River
The Vikings reach Paris
About 40,000 Vikings land at Champ de Mars & lay siege to Paris for 11 months
Helps defend Paris from the Vikings
Pays off the Vikings with 700lb of silver & sends them off to Burgundy
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