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    • Only two records of the alleged Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE have been passed down to us.
      Did the Vikings really lay siege to Constantinople in 860 CE?
      Long before Vladimir Putin gave the world his "interpretation" of recent European history, another Russian leader, Catherine the Great, had produced a historical tale, with questionable historicity, as part of her foreign policy objectives: a Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE.
      5 months ago — History
    • According to the Norse sagas, a huge flotilla of more than 120 ships carrying 5,000 warriors sailed up the Seine to the Île de la Cité.
      What happened when the Vikings laid siege to Paris?
      One of the most important early Viking adventures, which made the rest of Europe take notice and tremble, was the infamous siege of Paris in 845 CE. 
      10 months ago — History
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