The Siege of Paris Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
In this interactive game, players will immerse themselves in the historical events of The Siege of Paris (885-886) as they try to piece together the timeline of key events.
- Players will learn about the Viking invasion of Paris
- They will discover the strategies used by both sides during the siege
- Players will experience the eventual surrender of Paris to the Vikings (if applicable)
Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order
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- November 25, 885: Viking fleet arrives at the outskirts of Paris
- November 26, 885: Vikings begin their siege of Paris
- December 1, 885: Vikings build siege towers and battering rams
- December 7, 885: Vikings attempt to breach the walls but fail
- December 10, 885: Vikings blockade the River Seine, cutting off supplies to Paris
- December 13, 885: Count Odo of Paris leads a successful sortie against the Viking camp
- December 20, 885: Vikings launch another failed assault on the walls of Paris
- January 2, 886: Vikings construct a bridge over the River Seine to bypass the blockade
- January 5, 886: Vikings begin raiding the countryside around Paris
- January 8, 886: Vikings burn the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- January 12, 886: Vikings capture the Frankish queen's brother, Eudes
- January 15, 886: Vikings demand a ransom for the release of Eudes
- January 20, 886: Vikings continue their raids and pillaging outside Paris
- January 25, 886: Vikings attempt to storm the walls of Paris but are repelled
- February 2, 886: Vikings launch a massive assault on the city but are again unsuccessful
- February 10, 886: Vikings begin to suffer from lack of supplies and diseases
- March 20, 886: Vikings offer to lift the siege in exchange for a large sum of money
- March 23, 886: Frankish king, Charles the Fat, agrees to pay the Vikings
- March 28, 886: Vikings leave Paris and head towards Burgundy
- April 3, 886: Siege of Paris officially ends