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Siege of Paris

Siege of Paris was a siege conducted on 28 March AD 845 at Paris, in what is now France. It was part of viking expansion. The recorded result: Viking victory.

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Viking Ships besieging Paris.
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Fought28 March AD 845
WhereParis, France48.855N, 2.348E
OutcomeViking victory
BelligerentsVikings (mainly Danes)againstWest Francia
Part ofviking expansion

Where it sits in viking expansion

Battle of Messac, AD 843Siege of Paris, AD 845Battle of Norditi, AD 884Siege of Paris, AD 885Battle of the Geul River, AD 891Siege of Chartres, AD 911AD 843AD 911Siege of Paris, AD 845
6 placed engagements of viking expansion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 March AD 845
PlaceParis, France
48.855N, 2.348E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength120 ships, with at least 5,000 men
Commanders
  • Ragnar Lodbrok
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 26 times between 52 BC and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 845

Siege of Paris is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485986, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Paris (845), revision 1384720329, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.