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One thing most people don't realize about the vikings is how deeply their raids penetrated. It wasn't just coastal areas. Their ships were remarkably well adapted to both sea and river. They went anywhere there was gold.pic.twitter.com/MPHdxlFkYt
I remember seeing a tomb in Auxerre that had been walled up to protect it from viking raids. Auxerre is right in the middle of France. But that didn't matter if there was a river nearby.pic.twitter.com/L8tAz1Z1VU
Rivers were the motorways of the time. Used for both trading and raiding. The Vikings sailed 120 ships up the Seine to attack Paris.
Loving the Viking tweets 
Interesting. It must have been hard rowing upstream for that long. They had to be very motivated...
I've visited all the major cities in France. I guess I missed Auxerre.
Paris paid the danegeld in 845... and in 856... and in 861... and in 885.
The figure below gives Length Displacement Ratios of Viking ships and modern yachts. It is remarkable that Viking long-ships have a lightness ratio even better than modern yachts and with only extreme designs such as Volvo Ocean racers coming close.pic.twitter.com/eT51rrbB04
The Long Ships is a great book
Any great books to recommend on the subject?
According to The Russian Primary Chronicle, Kiev was founded by the Viking Oleg, ruler of Novgorod from about 879.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kyivan-Rus …
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