03/28 – Ragnar’s Siege of Paris

On this day in 845, nearly 5,000 Viking raiders arrived in Paris. After months of sailing along the Seine river, the Vikings - warriors from Scandinavia led by Ragnar Loþbrók - were hungry for blood. Facing them was a Frankish army under Charles the Bald, a Carolingian ruler and incredibly hairy individual. The Vikings had…