885 - Vikings attacked Paris

885 Vikings attacked Paris

France
In late November, a viking army under command of Sigfred and Sinric with 40000 or 10000 Danes and 300 or 700 ships and a lot of small ships and boats moved against Paris and was heavily reinforced by forces from Frisia. Other vikings arrived from overseas, they sailed up the Seine.

Rollo was mentioned by Dudo as a leader of a group of horsemen.
Rollo had established him and his men at the Loire river, to trade thralls and war loot.
Rouen and Pontoise was captured and in November vikings stood outside the walls of Paris.

25th November the siege of Paris began, the defense of Paris was led by bishop Gauzlin and count Odo.
Odo had only 200 men but he defeated the vikings, Sigfred, leader of the vikings withdrew and build a camp and pillaged the surrounding area

Frisia
When Danish Godfrid "the sea king" was looking for an expansion of his territory in Frisia,he sailed up the Rhine summoned to a meeting at Lobith,where he was murdered in June after orders from Henry of Franconia.A group of Frisian and Saxon men killed him, because he was "rude" Frisia was free from the Danish rule, which had existed since 841.
Faroe Islands
More Immigration began to the Faroe Islands, Norwegians left Norway because of Harald Fairhairs harsh rule and high taxes.
England
Danish vikings besieged Rochester, Kent. The town was able to repulse the attacks until Alfred the great arrived with his army. The vikings were driven back to France.
Guthred of York enter an alliance with Gwynedd king "King of Britons" Anarawd ap Rhodri.

Norway
Eric Bloodaxe aka Eiríkr blóðøx(885-954) was born

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