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557:) which, in good weather, were suitable for coastal navigation. However, since no wrecks of such boats have been found in the North Sea to date, their use for coastal navigation must be assumed to be rare. There were different construction methods for boats. Some were made of large, hollowed out, tree-trunks; others were more like rafts. Both types were difficult to manoeuvre and were used for transporting heavy goods such as rocks. The quarries were often ruined Roman buildings near the Rhine, but there were also quarries in the neighbouring mountain ranges. These boats floated down the river with the current or were hauled upriver as barges pulled by horses or oxen, a technique known as 542: 885: 741: 668: 586: 346: 974: 147: 1907: 186: 406:, practised the art of warfare during the daytime. In the evening, after their wounds had healed, the army of the dead moved into Odin's hall together, where there was always a filled drinking horn and a good meal. Whether this code of honour existed or not, much of their fighting was, in any case, against civilian populations and weakly defended towns and monasteries. 17: 1130:
The news of Godfrid's successes in the Rhineland and his acquisition of Frisia attracted other Vikings from Denmark. In autumn 883 they landed in Frisia, rowed up the Rhine with Godfrid's consent and set up camp near Duisburg. Once again, they devastated numerous villages that had just been rebuilt.
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The Vikings were not a united people, but a collection of warring tribes; small wars between Viking tribes were frequent, united large-scale attacks were preceded in principle by purposeful diplomatic negotiations. Since the Vikings could only be driven out of the occupied territories at great cost,
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As in Prüm, the attack occurred on a major holiday. Since it was the most important Christian holiday and there had been a break in the fighting after Trier was captured, it can be assumed that the pause and subsequent devastation of Trier were deliberately timed to coincide with
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was residing in Italy at this time, his imperial coronation having taken place on 12 February 881 in Rome. For the celebrations he was accompanied by numerous armoured knights; thus many of his best armed warriors were not available to defend their homeland in the winter of 881.
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like those of the Rhine, so they were able to ship goods quickly. As a result, trade in the Rhineland flourished. Since Vikings had also settled in Ireland, England and Russia at the same time, trade goods expanded to include products from and beyond the more distant regions.
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As early as summer 882, Godfrid returned to the Rhineland with an army reinforced from his homeland for a second raid and devastated Cologne, Bonn and Andernach. Around Andernach, many churches and monasteries were looted and set alight.
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The main building material in the Frankish Empire was wood. Logs were tied together and rafted downriver to the markets, and other commodities and travellers were transported on rafts which, in some cases, were very long and wide.
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with his army at a safe distance and, after twelve days, began negotiations with them. The result was a withdrawal of the invaders who were also paid from the church's goods. On the condition that the Viking leader
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and established permanent winter camps in both towns; Dorestad was razed during the campaign. In 864, they left there on a second campaign into the Lower Rhine territories and ambushed and plundered the city of
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up the Seine. The Parisians bought the raiders off with 7,000 pounds of silver. By 926, thirteen of these payments have been documented in the Frankish Empire. The Elbe estuary and the already fortified city of
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succeeded in recapturing Duisburg, and the Vikings withdrew from the rest of the Lower Rhine region in return for more payments. Henry defeated most Vikings in East Francia by 885, but then died in the Viking
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In late 881, Vikings, who had overwintered in Flanders, set off on a military expedition to neighbouring lands. They raided numerous villages in the area of the Meuse and razed the towns of
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A band of peasants from the area resisted the attackers, but were massacred. As a result, the Vikings set all the buildings of the monastery on fire. The abbey burned down to the ground,
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lay, for the most part, in territories that were part of the Rhineland. As a result, important sites of Carolingian culture are located here. Of particular note are the city of
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river, a town that competed with the Danish town of Haithabu. In 862, Vikings attacked up the Rhine for the first time and plundered Cologne. In 863, the Normans conquered
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The people of Cologne had previously strengthened their walls and were spared this time. When the Vikings passed by, Cologne's churches and monasteries were still charred
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Initially, the attacks took the form of raids and the Vikings withdrew to their homeland afterwards. In the 860s, they changed tactics and established permanent bases in
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nature. The Rhineland was also affected by this. When Lothair I died in 855 without an heir to his throne, the power struggles intensified. In 870, following the
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Die Chronik der Stadt Duisburg. Von den Anfängen bis zum Jahre 1742. Aus den Duisburgern Intelligenz-Zetteln zusammengestellt und mit Anmerkungen versehen.
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around the city. The Vikings, however, did not move from Koblenz to Mainz, but sailed up the Moselle and reached the Trier countryside during Easter week.
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Despite the invasion of West Francia by the Great Army in 878, no defensive measures had apparently been taken in East Francian Rhineland, since the
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with a few of his followers. Afterwards, some of the Vikings went down the Moselle with their booty to Koblenz, while the rest marched on Metz.
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extended to the mouth of the Elbe and beyond. By this time at the latest, the first contacts with the Vikings who, like the Saxons, worshipped
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that took place during the final decades of the 9th century. From the Rhineland, which can be regarded as the nucleus of Frankish culture, the
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Die Wikinger. Begleitpublikation zur Sonderausstellung „Die Wikinger“ des Landesmuseums Koblenz und des Statens Historiska Museums Stockholm.
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of the Rhineland on the left bank of the Rhine. The Vikings turned westwards following this road system and plundered towns from
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When the Vikings settled on the banks of the Rhine delta, they had a competitive advantage as traders, because their outstanding
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in nature. The Frisian islands were affected as well as the Frisian mainland. To ward off the attacks, Charlemagne set up a
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in which collections of writings from several centuries had been preserved. This shook the essence of Frankish culture.
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Vol. 10). Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Landesgeschichte und Volkskunde des Trierer Raumes, Trier, 1964, pp. 222–302.
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When they had stormed the imperial city, the conquerors, presumably with calculated, strategic intent, desecrated
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attempts were occasionally made to involve their leaders in the Empire by means of rich gifts and the granting of
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in which the offspring of the Frankish nobility were educated. The Abbey also housed one of the most extensive
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north of the river is usually seen as belonging to the Rhineland. Areas south of the Moselle, such as the
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Vikings on the Rhine. Recent Research on Early Medieval Relations between the Rhinelands and Scandinavia.
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being derived from it. Despite the warlike situation on the northern border, many Vikings were used as
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and made small raids from there into the surrounding area, especially the region of Xanten and the
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raised an army and rushed to help the Rhinelanders. On 20 January, the king died unexpectedly in
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were also torched during this rampage. Near Mainz, the Vikings were defeated by an army under
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The Vikings advancing to Metz were met on 11 April 882 by an army led by the Bishop of Metz,
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line of gods, prepared to fight for the world and its survival. He sent his messengers, the
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participated. The army marched up before the fortified Viking camp named in one source as
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In December 881, Vikings of this group sailed on at least three ships under their leader,
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were also located in the Rhineland and were used by the Franks as centres of trading and
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of the cathedral (top left), the thermal spa (bottom left) and the palace (bottom right)
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troops occupied this territory. Previously, this region was mostly named after towns or
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in Trier. Despite its Roman fortifications, Trier was conquered twice by the Vikings.
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that are not defined in more detail. It was not designated as such until 1798, when
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The Franconian Frankish kingdoms c. 880; the Rhineland lies in the western part of
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edited and translated by Timothy Reuter, Manchester/New York, 1992, p. 92, note 7.
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The Franks were not real seafarers – although there were types of ship (e.g. the
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Similar raids affected the regions where the Vikings had originally settled: the
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of individual cities were only reinforced when the Vikings were almost at the
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Between 834 and 863 the Vikings laid waste eight times to the trading post of
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The Normans, presumably from Denmark, probably also carried horses on their
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specified the boundaries more precisely. The map opposite shows the result.
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The Vikings then turned their aggression eastwards towards the Rhineland.
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Die Normannen und das Fränkische Reich bis zur Gründung der Normandie.
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The area known today as the Rhineland begins at the confluence of the
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Die hoch- und spätkarolingische Zeit (9. und frühes 10. Jahrhundert).
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and so there were no thrones for higher nobles who were unbelievers.
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on the northern border of his empire, the name of today's state of
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and the royal stables. After committing these acts, they set the
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Schriftenreihe zur trierischen Landesgeschichte und Volkskunde.
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records numerous victims among the population, but Archbishop
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as the place of negotiation, which is often equated with
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they are purported to have had, According to legend, the
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lies south of the Moselle, the low mountain range of the
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mountains. In the abbey church was the grave of Emperor
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Overview map of the Viking raids in the Rhineland. Key:
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in 870 – the Rhineland was located in Lorraine (yellow)
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Kings and Vikings. Scandinavia and Europe AD 700–1100.
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The Vikings were bold raiders, perhaps because of the
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During these raids, the Vikings plundered the ancient
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Trade and navigation on the Rhine between 864 and 881
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Viking helmet, probably damaged by a cutting weapon
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Previously, the Vikings had raided England ( 1685: 1356: 1354: 1352: 1254: 1241: 1239: 791: 56:had previously conquered almost the whole of 1641:Veröffentlichungen des Bistumsarchivs Trier. 1271: 1269: 1245:Jennifer Striewski: Wikinger am Mittelrhein. 1237: 1235: 1233: 1231: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1223: 1221: 1219: 736:Raids on cultural centres in the Aachen area 95:was buried and on whose throne the Frankish 812:who died there in 855 after concluding the 3456:Military history of the Carolingian Empire 1692: 1678: 1349: 617:. On 3 August 881, the West Francian king 580: 572:technology enabled them to overcome strong 440:. Such raids mainly affected areas on the 400:. The warriors who gathered there, called 1658:(in German). Portal Rheinische Geschichte 1266: 1216: 1162:884 Frankish campaign against the Vikings 1138:That year, the Vikings withdrew from the 689:Particularly affected were the cities of 593:The situation changed when the so-called 473:were attacked by Danish warriors in 845. 972: 883: 739: 666: 584: 540: 344: 184: 145: 15: 503: 240:The Rhineland in the Carolingian period 3423: 1512:Vol. 1, Greven Verlag, Cologne, 1990, 1510:Chronik zur Geschichte der Stadt Köln. 44:were part of a series of invasions of 1673: 1547:Studia Medievalia Septentriolia (SMS) 1125: 1094: 981:After his return from Italy, Emperor 413:who, in 826, became a vassal of King 325: 2555:Cnut the Great's invasion of England 1598:Books on Demand, Norderstedt, 2008, 1378:Gabriele B. Clemens, Lukas Clemens: 1292:Koblenz 1998, pp. 87-94, here p. 88. 138:being a major trade of the vikings. 3441:Medieval history of the Netherlands 2510:Viking raid on Galicia and Asturias 1568:Vol. 14). Winter, Heidelberg, 1906. 1286:Nicht nur Nacht- und Nebelaktionen. 856: 597:suffered a severe defeat in 878 at 264:– the latter mainly because of its 182:, or Land of Cleves (Klever Land). 13: 3374:Västergötland Runic Inscription 40 3339:Södermanland Runic Inscription 333 3334:Södermanland Runic Inscription 174 2703:Aud the Deep-Minded (Ketilsdóttir) 1527:Routledge, London/New York, 1983, 969:Ceasefire of Ascloha in Spring 882 816:. Attached to the monastery was a 14: 3482: 1654:Jennifer Striewski (2013-02-25). 1647: 1087:is said to be a daughter of King 760:(now the cathedral), the tomb of 349:Entry into Valhalla (relief from 162:is used to describe areas on the 1905: 1172:In 884, a body of troops led by 774:imperial abbey of Kornelimünster 314:, the Rhineland was assigned to 141: 60:and established a great empire. 32:= "Viking raid on a monastery", 30:Wikingerüberfall auf ein Kloster 1575:Vikingeskibshallen (Roskilde), 1549:11) Fassbaender, Vienna, 2004, 1482: 1473: 1460: 1451: 1442: 1429: 1416: 1403: 1393: 1372: 1363: 1340: 1331: 1322: 1199:Willemsen (2004), 132, 156-157. 1142:and settled permanently on the 2525:Sack of Santiago de Compostela 1313: 1304: 1295: 1278: 1248: 1202: 1193: 977:Coin with image of Charles III 529:which had been founded by the 150:The Frankish realms after the 1: 3410:Viking Ship Museum (Roskilde) 3364:Uppland Runic Inscription 158 2540:Siege of Constantinople (860) 1633:Geschichte des Bistums Trier. 1618:Geschichte des Trierer Landes 1577:Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn 1571:Annemarieke Willemsen (ed.): 1502: 1187: 1174:Henry, Margrave of the Franks 1118:and the Archbishop of Mainz, 648:Raids in the Rhine-Meuse area 42:Viking raids in the Rhineland 3329:Småland Runic Inscription 48 3229:Danish Runic Inscription 380 3224:Danish Runic Inscription 154 1573:Wikinger am Rhein. 800–1000. 1435:For identification see also 7: 3436:Medieval history of Germany 3219:Danish Runic Inscription 66 2723:Birka female Viking warrior 2415:Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu 1699: 1380:Geschichte der Stadt Trier. 744:Artist's impression of the 547:Havhingsten fra Glendalough 545:Reconstructed Viking ship, 10: 3487: 3249:Gunnar's bridge runestones 2595:Viking Age arms and armour 2450:Battle of Strangford Lough 2190:Battle of Brentford (1016) 1490:Chronik der Stadt Duisburg 1288:In: Ulrich Löber (Hrsg.): 1275:Willemsen (2004), 155–157. 1165: 934:. Among their targets was 861:The King of East Francia, 792:First attack on Prüm Abbey 357:These contacts were often 274:. 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Index


Francia
Vikings
Franks
Central Europe
Roman
Cologne
Bonn
Xanten
Trier
imperial city
Aachen
Charlemagne
kings
Aachen Cathedral
libraries
British Isles
Baltic Sea
Russia
Mediterranean region
slaves
Bukhara slave trade
Volga trade route

Treaty of Meersen
Middle
Lower Rhine
French Revolutionary
counties
Gelderland

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