siege of Paris (845)
E72518
The siege of Paris in 845 was a major Viking raid led by the chieftain Ragnar that resulted in the plundering of the city and the Frankish king Charles the Bald paying a large ransom to secure its withdrawal.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Paris (845) | 1 |
| Viking siege of Paris in 845 | 1 |
| siege of Paris (845) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T578632 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: siege of Paris (845) Context triple: [Viking Age, notableEvent, siege of Paris (845)]
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Siege of Tournai (1709)
The Siege of Tournai (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified city of Tournai from French control.
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siege of Maastricht (1673)
The siege of Maastricht (1673) was a major operation in which Louis XIV’s French forces captured the heavily fortified Dutch city of Maastricht, showcasing Vauban’s siegecraft and marking a key turning point in the Franco-Dutch War.
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Siege of Ostend
The Siege of Ostend was a protracted and brutal engagement during the Eighty Years' War (1601–1604) in which Spanish forces besieged the Dutch-held coastal city of Ostend, resulting in massive casualties and becoming one of the longest and bloodiest sieges in European history.
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Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: siege of Paris (845) Target entity description: The siege of Paris in 845 was a major Viking raid led by the chieftain Ragnar that resulted in the plundering of the city and the Frankish king Charles the Bald paying a large ransom to secure its withdrawal.
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A.
Siege of Tournai (1709)
The Siege of Tournai (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified city of Tournai from French control.
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B.
siege of Maastricht (1673)
The siege of Maastricht (1673) was a major operation in which Louis XIV’s French forces captured the heavily fortified Dutch city of Maastricht, showcasing Vauban’s siegecraft and marking a key turning point in the Franco-Dutch War.
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C.
relief of Rouen (1592)
The relief of Rouen (1592) was a key episode in the French Wars of Religion, when Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, successfully lifted the Protestant and royalist siege of the Catholic-held city of Rouen.
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Siege of Ostend
The Siege of Ostend was a protracted and brutal engagement during the Eighty Years' War (1601–1604) in which Spanish forces besieged the Dutch-held coastal city of Ostend, resulting in massive casualties and becoming one of the longest and bloodiest sieges in European history.
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E.
Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking raid
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
siege of Paris (845)
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surface form:
Viking siege of Paris in 845
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| approximateStrengthAttacker |
about 120 ships
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several thousand Viking warriors ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carolingian Empire
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Ragnar Lodbrok legends ⓘ |
| attacker | Vikings ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Vikings
ⓘ
West Francia ⓘ |
| cause | Viking search for plunder and tribute ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles the Bald
ⓘ
Ragnar ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege ⓘ |
| consequence |
plundering of Paris
ⓘ
withdrawal of Viking forces after ransom ⓘ |
| date | 845 ⓘ |
| defender | Frankish forces ⓘ |
| economicImpact | large indemnity paid to Vikings ⓘ |
| endDate | 845-04-29 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Viking Age ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | West Francia ⓘ |
| involvedForce | Viking longships ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | France ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Seine ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
plundering of surrounding areas before besieging city
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riverine assault via the Seine ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
demonstrated vulnerability of Frankish defenses
ⓘ
first major Viking attack on Paris ⓘ |
| opponentLeader |
Charles the Bald
ⓘ
Ragnar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Viking incursions into West Francia
ⓘ
Viking incursions into West Francia ⓘ
surface form:
Viking raids on the Frankish Empire
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| place | Paris ⓘ |
| politicalImpact | weakened authority of Charles the Bald ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | earlier Viking raids on the Seine ⓘ |
| ransomAmount | 7000 pounds of silver ⓘ |
| religiousImpact | plundering of churches and monasteries in and around Paris ⓘ |
| result |
Viking victory
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payment of ransom by Charles the Bald ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Frankish annals
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surface form:
Annals of Saint-Bertin
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| startDate | 845-03-28 ⓘ |
| successorEvent | later Viking siege of Paris (885–886) ⓘ |
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Subject: siege of Paris (845) Description of subject: The siege of Paris in 845 was a major Viking raid led by the chieftain Ragnar that resulted in the plundering of the city and the Frankish king Charles the Bald paying a large ransom to secure its withdrawal.
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