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    The Siege of Chartres took place in spring 911 during the age of Viking incursions in Europe. The Viking leader, Rollo, and his men laid siege to the city...
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  • Siege of Chartres may refer to: Siege of Chartres (911) Siege of Chartres (1360) Siege of Chartres (1568) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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  • Spoleto (896) Siege of Amida (899) Siege of Taormina (902) by the Aghlabids Siege of Thessalonica (904) by Saracen corsairs Siege of Chartres (911) – Viking...
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  • This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Denmark.   Danish victory - 101   Danish defeat - 61   Another result * - 39 The Dutch Brigade Germany's...
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    illegitimate daughter of Charles. The first mention of her is when she was betrothed to Rollo after the Siege of Chartres in 911. When Rollo was defeated...
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  • This is a list of wars involving Francia. It is an incomplete list of Frankish wars and battles from the Frankish conquest of Turnacum and Cameracum by...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This is a List of battles from 301 A.D...
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    Danegeld. It consisted mostly of men of Scandinavian descent and it had an initial strength of 3,000 housecarls and a fleet of 40 ships, which was subsequently...
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    Rollo in June 911 unsuccessfully laid siege to Chartres. He was defeated in battle on 20 July 911. In the aftermath of this conflict, Charles the Simple decided...
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  • list of the battles involving the Franks, Francia and West Francia until 987. For later conflicts, see List of battles involving the Kingdom of France...
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    Viking siege in 911. It remained hidden from view until the reliquary was opened in 1712, revealing not a linen undergarment but two long bands of luxury...
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    valley of the lower Seine after the Siege of Chartres in 911. Charles the Simple, king of West Francia, granted them lands between the mouth of the Seine...
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    the death of Odo in 898. In 911, a group of Vikings led by Rollo besieged Paris and Chartres. After a victory near Chartres on 26 August, Charles decided...
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  • Viking expansion Siege of Paris (885–886) – 885 – 886 – Viking expansion Siege of Chartres (911) – 911 – Viking expansion Battle of Trans-la-Forêt – 939...
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    Burgundy and Robert of Neustria, who defeated Viking leader Rollo in 911 at Chartres. The Norman threat was eventually ended, with the last Danegeld paid...
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    leader, agreed to swear fealty to King Charles III of West Francia following the siege of Chartres in 911. The intermingling in Normandy produced an ethnic...
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  • for monasticism to be revived. In 911, following the Siege of Chartres, where Robert of Neustria and Richard, Duke of Burgundy defeated the Northmen, King...
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    Deanesly, Margaret (2019). "The Later Merovingians". A History of Early Medieval Europe: From 476–911. Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World (1st ed...
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    fact that the title of King of the Franks, used since 911 by Charles the Simple was thereafter continuously claimed by the Kings of the Western Kingdom...
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    replace the Carolingians. In 911, a band of Viking warriors attempted to siege Chartres but was defeated by Robert I of France. Robert's victory later...
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    Deacon, near Chartres (5th century) Saint Justus of Urgell, first recorded Bishop of Urgell, in Catalonia in Spain (527) Saint Germain of Paris (Germanus)...
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    and in the Cathedral of Christ's Transfiguration in the Rus' city of Pskov. Prominent examples include the cathedrals at Chartres and Reims, and the Sainte-Chapelle...
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  • ISBN 9782760522091. Retrieved 13 June 2015. Thirsk, J.; Chartres, J. (1990). Chapters from The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 4, Agricultural Markets...
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  • (June 20, 2016). "Omar Mateen described himself as 'Islamic soldier' in 911 calls to police". The Guardian. Kevin Sullivan; Ellen Nakashima; Matt Zapotosky;...
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    (1902), Le siège de Chartres par les Normands (911) (Extrait du "Compte rendu du LXVIIe congrès archéologique de France", tenu en 1900, à Chartres), Caen:...
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  • mother was Wevia, sister of Gunnor, wife of Richard, Count of Rouen. According to a pedigree composed by Ivo, Bishop of Chartres, however, Josceline's mother...
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    Battle of Marcellae. 911 – Rollo lays siege to Chartres. 1189 – Richard I of England officially invested as Duke of Normandy. 1225 – Treaty of San Germano...
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    1349 (Strasbourg massacre), 1518 (Dancing plague), 1793 (Reign of Terror), 1870 (Siege of Strasbourg) and the years 1940–1944 with the Nazi occupation (atrocities...
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    supporters of John) – which falls after a siege of several days. Richard is aided by English troops under Ranulf de Blondeville and David of Scotland....
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    led his army against the city, hoping to loot it. It was expected that a siege of perhaps several weeks would be required, but the army took the city in...
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