West Francia, Louis III of France and his brother Carloman II, on 3 August 881 at Saucourt-en-Vimeu. Following the Battle of Thimeon near Charleroi where...
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leader during his reign, notable for the defeat of Viking invaders at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu in August 881 that would later be immortalized in...
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Ludwigslied (category Military history of the Carolingian Empire)
by Louis III of France, over Danish (Viking) raiders at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu on 3 August 881. The poem is thoroughly Christian in ethos. It...
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3 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: The West Frankish kings Louis III, and his brother Carloman II, rout Viking raiders (near Abbeville). Battle of the Conwy:...
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celebrating the victory of the Frankish army, led by Louis III of France, over Danish (Viking) raiders at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu on 3 August 881. There...
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3 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: The West Frankish kings Louis III, and his brother Carloman II, rout Viking raiders (near Abbeville). Battle of the Conwy:...
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August 3 (redirect from 3rd of August)
Egypt. 881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied. 908 – Battle of Eisenach:...
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Ochancourt (redirect from Saucourt-en-Vimeu)
west of Abbeville. Within the commune, on the ‘land of graves’, are said to rest the remains of those that died (9000+ ) at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu...
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Thingmen (category Military units and formations of the Middle Ages)
of men and many had not had the opportunity to distinguish themselves in battle. Consequently, he decided to select those that were the most prominent in...
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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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Machine Jones, Gwyn (2001). A History of the Vikings. Oxford University Press. p. 403. ISBN 9780192801340. Battle of Lyrskov Hede. Bøgh, Anders (26 May 2015)...
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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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Franco-Breton wars Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu – 881 – Viking expansion Siege of Paris (885–886) – 885 – 886 – Viking expansion Siege of Chartres (911) –...
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Saint-Amand Abbey (category Burial sites of the House of Egmond)
commemorates the victory of the Frankish army of Louis III over the Vikings on 3 August 881 at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu. The same manuscript, now...
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in February 881 and were defeated by Louis III six months later at Saucourt-en-Vimeu. There are numerous spelling variations: Gormont et Isembart, Gormund...
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Maisnières (category Communes of Somme (department))
defeated in 881 by Louis III of France at the Battle of Saucourt, at the very gates of Maisnières. All the towns of the Vimeu were then fortified to try...
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Viking raids in the Rhineland (category Medieval history of Germany)
king Louis III with his army also won victory over the Normans at Saucourt-en-Vimeu in central France. The Vikings then turned their aggression eastwards...
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