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Siege of Paris (885-886) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Siege of Paris of 885 to 886 was a Viking siege of Paris, then capital of the kingdom of the West Franks. It was, in hindsight, the most important event of the reign of the Emperor Charles the Fa...
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Battle of Paris (France) refers to: Siege of Paris (885-886) 1814 Battle of Paris during the Napoleonic Wars 1870-1871 The Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War 1944 Liberation of Paris during the Second World War in 1944...
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Viking Raids in France and the Siege or Paris (882 - 886) ... The Annals of St. Vaast gives a long account of raids by Northmen in the years 882 to 886, including their siege of Paris in 885-886.
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Odo, Count of Paris was elected king in place of the incumbent Charles the Fat, because of the fame he acquired in his defense of Paris during the Viking siege (Siege of Paris, 885-886). Although the Cité island had survived the Viking attacks, most of the city on the unprotected Rive Gauche (Left Bank) was destroyed;
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The Counts of Paris gradually rose to prominence and eventually wielded greater power than the Kings of Francia occidentalis . Odo, Count of Paris was elected king in place of the incumbent Charles the Fat , namely for the fame he gained in his defence of Paris during the Viking siege (Siege of Paris (885-886) ).
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This article is about the 1870 siege. For the Viking siege in 885, see Siege of Paris (885-886). The Siege of Paris, lasting from September 19, 1870 – January 28, 1871, brought about French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and led to the...
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The siege of 885-886, however, made it apparent that Paris occupied a strategic position, commanding the valley of the Seine, and that the inland city was one of the true bulwarks of the kingdom Thereafter the place grew rapidly in population and prestige, and when Odo became king (in 888) it was made his capital.
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