The Viking Attack on Paris, 885-86 - documentary

Vikings documentary on Sigfred's siege of Paris in 885-86. On November 24, 885, a Viking army under a Danish leader called Sigfred sailed up before the walls of Paris. By now, the Danes expected little resistance from the Carolingians, and they likely anticipated a quick surrender. The next day, Sigfred met with Joscelin, the Bishop of Paris. Sigfred demanded that his Vikings be allowed passage upstream, where they could plunder the countryside of France. In return, Sigfred swore to leave Paris unharmed.
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Sources:
-Abbo Cernuus - Viking Attacks on Paris, (Peeters, 2007)
-Ferguson, Robert - The Vikings, (Penguin, 2010)
-Haywood, John - Northmen: The Viking Saga, AD 793-1241, (Head of Zeus, 2020)
-Logan, F. Donald - The Vikings in History, (Routledge, 1991)
-MacLean, Simon - Kingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century: Charles the Fat and the End of the Carolingian Empire, (Cambridge, 2003)
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  • @RealCrusadesHistory
    @RealCrusadesHistory3 жыл бұрын

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  • @joantaylor468

    @joantaylor468

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing how we find heroes throughout history...however few they are!

  • @rogelioporter3733

    @rogelioporter3733

    3 жыл бұрын

    pro tip: watch series at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.

  • @quentinmatthias2215

    @quentinmatthias2215

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Rogelio Porter definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone for since november myself =)

  • @MasonBryant
    @MasonBryant3 жыл бұрын

    Love this. It annoys me how modern TV shows, games and Hollywood in general seem to revere the Vikings and disrespect their brave and honourable opponents.

  • @g.sergiusfidenas6650

    @g.sergiusfidenas6650

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are like the medieval Spartans, awesome warriors but hardly unmatched in their own times and subjects of surface level entertaining that is in some cases almost insulting.

  • @Pooknottin

    @Pooknottin

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't recall anything that reveres the 'vikings', though it could be said that Vikings is a fairly positive portrayal of them compared to everything prior to it. Of course, it still has them wearing pelts and crude, colourless clothing which is neither accurate, nor complimentary. Where can I find these shows where they're 'revered'?

  • @kanglongshankz3313

    @kanglongshankz3313

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, these frequent media blowjobs of the Vikings over the last decade has become tedious

  • @jout738

    @jout738

    2 жыл бұрын

    I remember once watching the Viking series and saw the invasion of Paris and was shocked, when in the series it told it was Paris, when it was just random episode I was watching from tv, when I didnt know was it realistic, that Vikings made their way to Paris, but back then Paris was not as big city as today, so they could make their way to Paris, when this battle was nearly 1200 years ago. Maybe after invasion of Paris by Vikings. It made the city much stronger and that allowed it later to grow a lot bigger. Its strange how well so many Viking tribes in Norway, Sweden and Denmark just got together to attack rest of europe, when how they get so many people from the north together to attack rest of europe and how they were intrested to attack rest of europe and not attack each other tribes, when they just left their homelands in big amount of ships and then totally unexpectaly attacked Britain and Russia for example and so they crushed them, when were so many and so aggresive and barbaric.

  • @jollygrapefruit786

    @jollygrapefruit786

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish there was more content made about the Varangian Guard. They were basically Vikings with power armor.

  • @terraflow__bryanburdo4547
    @terraflow__bryanburdo45473 жыл бұрын

    Before the siege of Paris, he was "Charles the Big-Boned"

  • @pessimisticideas3075
    @pessimisticideas30753 жыл бұрын

    What a drama filled story! You had me on the edge of my seat!

  • @stephenh9483
    @stephenh94833 жыл бұрын

    The real life version of Helms Deep. Wow. Fantastic documentary!!! Love the animated scenes

  • @tharealverminsupreme135
    @tharealverminsupreme1353 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait to do this in AC Valhalla!

  • @subhanaliogsmoke2013

    @subhanaliogsmoke2013

    2 жыл бұрын

    3 MORE DAYS YAYAA

  • @ThatTempesTGuy

    @ThatTempesTGuy

    2 жыл бұрын

    2 mo days now

  • @theradiantreddiamond2930

    @theradiantreddiamond2930

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bestie it's time to conquered francia

  • @subhanaliogsmoke2013

    @subhanaliogsmoke2013

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@theradiantreddiamond2930 ye we will take frankia tonight

  • @kingnothing5678

    @kingnothing5678

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is done

  • @trenthepanda072
    @trenthepanda0722 жыл бұрын

    5 months later after this clip, AC Valhalla declared this event as their DLC

  • @michaelrobertson4587
    @michaelrobertson45873 жыл бұрын

    What's amazing about this historical event is that imagine if things had turned out completely differently what if the vikings had managed to take Paris in 886 history would have turned out very differently for France going forward.

  • @windhvit
    @windhvit3 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent video!

  • @BedeLaplume
    @BedeLaplume3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent synthesis work and montage!

  • @didierdenice7456
    @didierdenice74563 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your work ! 👍 We feel we were there...

  • @lucasvanderhoeven3760
    @lucasvanderhoeven37603 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Really like the new viking video's!

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @luboslier347
    @luboslier3473 жыл бұрын

    Love your stuff! I am happy to learn new details as well. Thx

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear! Hope you continue to enjoy the videos.

  • @wolfgangkranek376
    @wolfgangkranek3763 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation!

  • @denysd7241
    @denysd72413 жыл бұрын

    This is great! Loving the new direction and format of the channel.

  • @randallsmith3986
    @randallsmith39863 жыл бұрын

    Love this channel

  • @dacanale
    @dacanale3 жыл бұрын

    Very nice. Thank you

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE3 жыл бұрын

    Good video 👍🏻

  • @LizaJaneFlor
    @LizaJaneFlor3 жыл бұрын

    Wow I think I have missed many of your videos in recent months since you said you were upgrading your video technology . I’m impressed! Hope I find the rest... this is incredible! How goes progress on the movie? I’m a supporter. ⚔️✝️🔥

  • @Somewhat-Evil
    @Somewhat-Evil3 жыл бұрын

    If Sigfred had attempted to bypass Paris the Franks might have repaired the bridge fort behind him trapping the raiders in enemy territory. So didn't Sigfred have to reduce the Frankish strong point before advancing further south?

  • @daneaxe6465
    @daneaxe64653 жыл бұрын

    The scene: a school classroom in Norway or Denmark. The question: what did you do on your summer vacation? Little Vikes: well, we started out cruising down the coast then dad detoured to Paris to see how his cousins were doing on their raid. We wanted to see the Eiffel Tower but it wasn't built yet, so all we saw was a rundown wooden fort. We got to see a wood tower burned down so that was cool.!!

  • @thefymora7713
    @thefymora77133 жыл бұрын

    Loved this video, so helpful and fun! Do you have any recommendations for more sources other than Abbo Cernuus?

  • @NightShooter87
    @NightShooter873 жыл бұрын

    Great video, never knew anything about this.

  • @NOLAgenX

    @NOLAgenX

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Vikings were prolific sailors, raiders and settlers, making inroads as far as the Black Sea and deep into Russia.

  • @VickylouiseChanelv-bu4ji

    @VickylouiseChanelv-bu4ji

    Ай бұрын

    @@NOLAgenXthey did to Scotland Ireland and England

  • @VickylouiseChanelv-bu4ji

    @VickylouiseChanelv-bu4ji

    Ай бұрын

    @@NOLAgenX haha

  • @martinhogg5337
    @martinhogg53373 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating!

  • @unkownoflife5959
    @unkownoflife59593 жыл бұрын

    Hey could you do a video on the languages of Europe during the medieval era, and how much they changed over time? Someone I talk with says that the church is to blame for the language of the Europeans becoming less emotional and expressive and was only revised in the renaissance era. Thanks.

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    European languages were intensely emotional and beautiful in the medieval era. The Renaissance was the result of the medieval era - the child of it.

  • @brianfuller7691
    @brianfuller76913 жыл бұрын

    This was an amazing video. This was not a good time for the Empire which wouldn't survive Charles' rule. He was widely viewed as being both spineless and incompetent during his reign. He certainly was

  • @ArunasSileris
    @ArunasSileris2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Could you possibly provide the source for the illustration at 5:32

  • @multymedia5320
    @multymedia53203 жыл бұрын

    brilliant

  • @a.b.b35
    @a.b.b353 жыл бұрын

    you said you were gonna make video about william longsword son of rollo but you make this video you changed your mind? or you are gonna make video about william later?

  • @republicradio431
    @republicradio4313 жыл бұрын

    You couldnt make the mod work? You can also give your friends acces to your steam library so they can download it in their computer

  • @TravelBreakthrough
    @TravelBreakthrough Жыл бұрын

    I just played the siege of Paris for assassins creed and it was so amazing and historically accurate

  • @alekshukhevych2644
    @alekshukhevych26443 жыл бұрын

    I find it amazing that at the very same time Vikings were ravaging Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms!

  • @jxslayz6663

    @jxslayz6663

    3 жыл бұрын

    All men saught glory and gold. And that they did find. The glory of God and the wealth of salvation.

  • @alekshukhevych2644

    @alekshukhevych2644

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jxslayz6663 It makes me wander what percentage of all men from the Scandanavian population went abroad to find this gold and glory. Im sure Norway, Sweden and Dania were not empty of men but it was probably considerably noticeable.

  • @daneaxe6465

    @daneaxe6465

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Viking diversified their targets.

  • @daneaxe6465

    @daneaxe6465

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alekshukhevych2644 That would be interesting to know if it were possible. The settlements in the narrow fjords and valleys of Norway were relatively safe except from other Norse.

  • @daneaxe6465

    @daneaxe6465

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Aidan Knowles Before I got into the details of "ancient" history I would wonder why were the English and French always having wars with each other. Once I dug into that huge mountain called "History" then it was obvious. One thing that's still not clear to me is why the Danes and Swedes fought each other so much. Seems the Danes fought Swedes more than any other group. Some of the fights had a reason but some I can't find a clear reason why a fight started. Strange as they're so closely related.

  • @tedrow70
    @tedrow703 жыл бұрын

    I love your use of mtw2🤣

  • @annamosier1950
    @annamosier1950 Жыл бұрын

    great battles

  • @micksmith5123
    @micksmith51233 жыл бұрын

    I think this is the first battle to use hot oil and wax as a castle defence weapon

  • @thecookup6221
    @thecookup622111 ай бұрын

    have you done a Ivar The Boneless?

  • @waspinator5361
    @waspinator53617 ай бұрын

    4:30 "The people were aroused." Well you definitely meant roused. Aroused is turned on, which would be very weird in this instance. Still a great video and worthy of a like!

  • @joem3087
    @joem30873 жыл бұрын

    Cant wait to play this in AC Valhalla

  • @cenkiss2331
    @cenkiss23313 жыл бұрын

    I would suggest using atilla total war. It has way better visuals than medieval 2 and more fitting. It also has a medieval ad 1212 modification.

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Does it have 9th century though?

  • @cenkiss2331

    @cenkiss2331

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RealCrusadesHistory close enough. store.steampowered.com/app/343464/Total_War_ATTILA__Age_of_Charlemagne_Campaign_Pack/

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow that looks great. I'm working with a guy on getting some 1212 AD clips for me for an upcoming video on Richard the Lionheart, but the Charlemagne campaign looks awesome for this Viking stuff. Will definitely look into it. I'm not much of a gamer myself, I usually hire people out to create clips for me. Would you be interested in doing that?

  • @cenkiss2331

    @cenkiss2331

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RealCrusadesHistory i do play but i never did any editing. there are some experienced players and video makers on youtube. I can suggest some.

  • @cenkiss2331

    @cenkiss2331

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RealCrusadesHistory kzread.info

  • @merlball8520
    @merlball85203 жыл бұрын

    Did Charles the Fat or any sympathetic chronicler from Charles' circle evee record why he made the decisions he made? I'd be interested to know what the thinking was behind his decision making.

  • @ragimundvonwallat8961

    @ragimundvonwallat8961

    3 жыл бұрын

    he was at the throat from all side, all his relatives and regional magnates vying for the imperial crown. whatever he did they wouldnt have agreed... if he had called the ban they would have refused claiming this was not their business. he then steered them away with money... they complained anyway (then duking it out for the imperial crown)lol

  • @historynoble8945
    @historynoble89452 жыл бұрын

    WHAT VIDEO GAME IS SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO!!!! I MUST KNOW!!

  • @kaimichaels7939
    @kaimichaels79393 жыл бұрын

    Just watched the Vikings episode of this lol

  • @brooktu4249
    @brooktu42493 жыл бұрын

    Who is "Count Ragnar"?

  • @mr.yozopa4161
    @mr.yozopa41613 жыл бұрын

    But who killed and stopped the Vikings at the end?

  • @rollz4010

    @rollz4010

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Anglo saxons..stamford bridge war

  • @Heisenberg882

    @Heisenberg882

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rollz4010 Only in England, the real death to the vikings was the christianization of Scandinavia, which is how Francia stopped the vikings, by assimilating them into Normandy.

  • @skiteufr
    @skiteufr3 жыл бұрын

    Good defense from the Franks who were largely outnumbered

  • @Anaris10
    @Anaris103 жыл бұрын

    Optimum!.

  • @ingeliseolsen5284
    @ingeliseolsen52844 ай бұрын

    Paris...was there before the tower !

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 Жыл бұрын

    The bishop's considered reply. ____ you!

  • @FHSBlackSwarm
    @FHSBlackSwarm2 жыл бұрын

    Valhalla messes up the facts. I don't understand why either. it's okay to invade England but Not Francia?

  • @vladriot510
    @vladriot5103 жыл бұрын

    As i understand it, Rollo the Walker was with Sigfred on this Raid

  • @annamosier1950
    @annamosier1950 Жыл бұрын

    the opponents were fierce

  • @stephenh9483
    @stephenh94837 ай бұрын

    this is brilliant

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @asterisgiotas3332
    @asterisgiotas33323 жыл бұрын

    😃😃😃😃👍👍👍👍

  • @antjack2602
    @antjack26023 жыл бұрын

    You should make a video on Christian resistance to the mongol invasions

  • @mr.yozopa4161

    @mr.yozopa4161

    3 жыл бұрын

    The mongols didn't fight the Christians they have fight the Muslims in Egypt but the Muslims won

  • @kingstarscream320

    @kingstarscream320

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mr.yozopa4161 They fought Poles and Hungarians

  • @thesmilinggun-knight9646
    @thesmilinggun-knight96463 жыл бұрын

    6:39 those are some well armed citizens lol jokes aside imagine having the Danes outflank only to give them what they wanted because you didn't like some dude good on the people of Paris saying 'no you can take that deal where the sun don't shine'.

  • @annamosier1950
    @annamosier1950 Жыл бұрын

    May have been 400 vs 4000

  • @bullyboy131
    @bullyboy1313 жыл бұрын

    I thought the Vikings we defeated once Charlemagne's decree and forced them to convert to Christianity and his territory stretched into Saxony and the constant wars made Widukind get baptized as well.

  • @VegasViking420
    @VegasViking42010 ай бұрын

    Let it be known it was Sigurd NOT Ragnar Lothbrok that besieged Paris! I both love and hate that damned TV show but thank Odin that entertainment does not overshadow history!

  • @VickylouiseChanelv-bu4ji
    @VickylouiseChanelv-bu4jiАй бұрын

    😂I didn’t know this 😮

  • @freemanfornow1766
    @freemanfornow17662 жыл бұрын

    France would've looked alot different today if the Danes conquer ed Paris

  • @BeerBellyBerserker
    @BeerBellyBerserker2 жыл бұрын

    It sounds like Alexander skarsgard😆

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 Жыл бұрын

    Charles the P.

  • @shivatrivedi6964
    @shivatrivedi69643 жыл бұрын

    Vikings..so great ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Jane20121985
    @Jane201219852 жыл бұрын

    Charles was a waste

  • @Leman.Russ.6thLegion
    @Leman.Russ.6thLegion3 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes. Me vikngr boiz

  • @jimbombadill
    @jimbombadill3 жыл бұрын

    the franks had provoced the norse for a long time.