Throughout the 9th century CE, Viking raids on the region of Francia (roughly modern-day France) increased in frequency, destabilizing the region, and terrorizing the populace. https://www.worldhistory.org/Viking_Raids_on_Paris/ #History #BjornIronside #CharlestheSimple #KingdomofWestFrancia

Ragnar Lothbrok (Old Norse Ragnarr Loðbrók, also anglicised as Ragnar Lodbrok), whose epithet means 'Hairy-breeches' or 'Shaggy-breeches', was a legendary Viking king, with Old Norse sagas, poetry, and medieval Latin sources telling of his accomplishments in Scandinavia, Francia, and Anglo-Saxon England during the 9th century CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ragnar_Lothbrok/ #History #BjornIronside #IvartheBoneless #KingdomofWestFrancia

Gisela of France was a legendary 10th-century CE Francian princess, who, according to tradition, was married off to Viking leader Rollo of Normandy. https://www.worldhistory.org/Gisela_of_France/ #History #CharlestheSimple #GiselaofFrance #KingdomofWestFrancia

Gisela of France was a legendary 10th-century CE Francian princess, who, according to tradition, was married off to Viking leader Rollo of Normandy. https://www.worldhistory.org/Gisela_of_France/ #History #CharlestheSimple #GiselaofFrance #KingdomofWestFrancia

Gisela of France was a legendary 10th-century CE Francian princess, who, according to tradition, was married off to Viking leader Rollo of Normandy. https://www.worldhistory.org/Gisela_of_France/ #History #CharlestheSimple #GiselaofFrance #KingdomofWestFrancia