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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

March 29

845 – Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.

Playing again this week on PBS NOVA:

"Secrets of the Viking Sword"
With modern science and traditional detective work, experts reconstruct and uncover the secrets of the Vikings' Ulfberht sword, which was a revolutionary weapon that remained a mystery to the Vikings' enemies for centuries.