The Viking Attacks

In 844 AD a Viking fleet attacked Nantes, Toulouse, Gijon, Lisbon and Seville, where they were defeated by the Moors and forced to retreat back to Aquitaine .
The attacks on Paris began in 848 AD, where the city was looted. Paris was once again attacked by the raiders three more times during the 860s, where the Vikings left exclusively after collecting enough riches from the city or bribes from the authorities. These series of attacks led the French leaders to fortify the city and build wooden bridges to prevent further attacks from the Norsemen.
The Vikings tried again to besiege the city of Paris in 885 AD, with a fleet of Danish Vikings led by King Sigfred and Sirric. It is told that King Sigfred requested a bribe from Charles the Fat, King of West Frankia who rejected the offer. He then attempted to take over Paris by leading 700 ships up the Seine along with 40,000 Viking warriors . The Vikings failed to enter the city despite their tireless attempts. They left a force around Paris, sailed further upriver and looted Le Mans, Chartres, and Evreux.
After participating in numerous raids alongside Norwegian King Harald Fairhair, Rollo, who was a Viking leader in the 10th century was invested by Frankish King Charles III as Duke of Normandy in 911 AD, in
They were not only sailing on their long boats, but they were also joining caravans and riding camels, and reached places like Baghdad, which was then, ruled by the Abbasid. Ahmad Ibn Fadlan first encountered the Norsemen which he called “Rusiyyah” in the 9th century AD, while they were crossing The Russian Steppes down the River Volga and down south to the Arab world. It is believed that the Dirham was their primary motive to travel to the middle east where they traded with the locals, as silver had become their favorite mean of trade. They brought furs to the Arab markets in Baghdad in exchange for the Dirham, silk, and other