Viking incursions into West Francia

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Viking incursions into West Francia were a series of 9th- and 10th-century Scandinavian raids, plundering expeditions, and occasional settlements that repeatedly targeted the Frankish kingdoms along the Seine, Loire, and other major rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Viking Age activity ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
characterizedBy occasional settlement ⓘ
plundering ⓘ
raiding ⓘ
riverine warfare ⓘ
sieges of towns ⓘ
tribute payments ⓘ
countryAffected Kingdom of West Francia ⓘ
linked to: West Francia
documentedIn Annals of Fulda ⓘ
Annals of St-Bertin ⓘ
linked to: Annales Bertiniani
endTime 10th century ⓘ
hasCause desire for land and settlement ⓘ
search for plunder ⓘ
search for tribute ⓘ
influenced Frankish military reforms ⓘ
development of Norman identity ⓘ
fortification of river towns ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Latin ⓘ
location Garonne River ⓘ
linked to: Garonne

Loire River ⓘ
linked to: Loire

Rhône River ⓘ
Seine River ⓘ
linked to: River Seine

West Francia ⓘ
mainParticipants Frankish local populations ⓘ
Scandinavian Vikings ⓘ
linked to: Viking

West Frankish rulers ⓘ
notableEvent Raid on Nantes (843) ⓘ
Siege of Paris (845) ⓘ
Siege of Paris (885–886) ⓘ
Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ
opponent Carolingian rulers ⓘ
local Frankish counts ⓘ
opposedBy Charles the Bald ⓘ
Charles the Simple ⓘ
Odo of Paris ⓘ
linked to: Odo of France
partOf Viking expansion ⓘ
Viking raids in Europe ⓘ
result creation of the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
destruction of towns ⓘ
devastation of monasteries ⓘ
integration of Scandinavian elites into Frankish society ⓘ
payment of Danegeld ⓘ
significantPeriod 10th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
startTime 8th century ⓘ
timePeriod Viking Age ⓘ
used longships ⓘ

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siege of Paris (845) → partOf → Viking incursions into West Francia ⓘ
siege of Paris (845) → partOf → Viking raids on the Frankish Empire ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu → partOf → Viking raids in Francia ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu → partOf → Carolingian–Viking conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
Count of Rouen → hasHistoricalPrecursor → Viking chieftaincy in Neustria ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
later Viking siege of Paris (885–886) → conflict → Carolingian–Viking conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
later Viking siege of Paris (885–886) → significantEventFor → Viking Age in Francia ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu → partOf → Viking raids in France ⓘ
subject linked to: Saucourt-en-Vimeu
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu → partOf → Viking raids in France ⓘ
subject linked to: Vimeu
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
West Frankish royal army → typicalOpponents → Vikings along the Garonne ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
Odo of France → militaryConflict → Viking raids on West Francia ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
Robertians → associatedWithConflict → Viking invasions of West Francia ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia
historical province of Normandy → follows → Viking settlements in Neustria ⓘ
linked to: Viking incursions into West Francia