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Siege of Paris (885–886)

BelligerentsVikingsFrankish EmpireCommanders and leaders SigfredSinricRolloOdo, Count of ParisGozlin, Bishop of ParisHenry of Saxony†Charles the FatStrength Initially 300–700 ships, 30,000–40,000 men (high-end, Abbo Cernuus); a majority sailed further upriver in February; Sigfred's contingent left in April Initially 200 men-at-arms (Abbo Cernuus); gained reinforcements during the summer; Charles the Fat arrived with his army in OctoberThe siege of Paris of 885–886 was part of a Viking raid on the Seine, in the western part of the Frankish Empire.

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