Viking siege of Paris (845)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Viking_siege_of_Paris_(845)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:attackerStrength 120 ships
~5,000 men
gptkbp:casualties unknown
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Vikings
gptkb:West_Francia
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Charles_the_Bald
gptkb:Reginherus
gptkbp:date April 845
March 28, 845
gptkbp:defenderStrength unknown
gptkbp:followedBy Later Viking sieges of Paris
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Annals_of_St._Bertin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Viking siege of Paris (845)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkb:West_Francia
gptkbp:notableEvent Paris was sacked
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Charles_the_Bald
gptkb:Reginherus
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Viking_invasions_of_France
gptkbp:precededBy Viking raids on Rouen
gptkbp:ransomDemanded 7,000 livres of silver
gptkbp:ransomPaidBy gptkb:Charles_the_Bald
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Carolingian_Empire
Reginherus (possibly Ragnar Lodbrok)
gptkbp:result Viking victory
gptkbp:significance First major Viking attack on Paris
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paris,_West_Francia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6