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Strength. 120 ships, with at least 4,000 men. The Siege of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking invasion of West Francia. The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named "Reginherus", or Ragnar, who tentatively has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok.
From there, a portage led to the Toropa River and downstream to the Western Dvina River. From the Western Dvina, the ships went upstream along the Kasplya River and were portaged again to the Katynka River (near Katyn), a tributary of the Dnieper. It seems probable that once the route was established, the goods were unloaded onto land transport ...
The Volga trade route was established by the Varangians who settled in Northwestern Russia in the early 9th century. About 10 km (6 mi) south of the Volkhov River entry into Lake Ladoga, they established a settlement called Ladoga (Old Norse: Aldeigjuborg ). [ 6] Archaeological evidence suggests Rus trading activities along the Volga trade ...
Portage or portaging ( CA: / pɔːrˈtɑːʒ /; US: / ˈpɔːrtɪdʒ /) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a portage. The term comes from French, where porter means "to ...
Waterloo boys golf picked up its first win of the season, 183-228, Tuesday over Sebring McKinley. Trevor Simons and Clayton Smith earned medalist honors for the Vikings (1-1, 1-1 Mahoning Valley ...
The Siege of Paris of 885–886 was part of a Viking raid on the Seine, in the Kingdom of the West Franks. The siege was the most important event of the reign of Charles the Fat, and a turning point in the fortunes of the Carolingian dynasty and the history of France. It also proved for the Franks the strategic importance of Paris at a time ...
The G-Men edged the Vikings in Thursday's Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference clash. Garfield junior Hunter Anderson provided a big lift, edging LaBrae junior Austin Rowe, 36-39, for medalist honors.
Hedeby 1 is the name given to a longship found in the harbour of Hedeby in 1953. At nearly 31 metres (102 ft) long, it is of the Skeid type, built around 985 AD. With a maximum width of just 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) it has a width-to-length ratio of more than 11, making it the slimmest longship ever discovered.