Starting in the 700s AD, Viking raiders attacked settlements in the northern French coast. These raids led to two sieges of Paris, the establishment of a new Duchy in northern France, and indirectly, the Norman invasion of England. The Coming of the Northmen: France Faces the Viking Onslaught (8th–9th centuries) The Oseberg Ship. Source: Viking Ship Museum, Norway After several years raiding the coasts of the British Isles, Vikings began to …
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