Everything about The Battle Of Brissarthe totally explained
The
Battle of Brissarthe was fought on
15 September 866 between the
Franks and a joint
Breton-
Viking army near
Brissarthe,
Neustria. It was marked by the death of
Robert the Strong, the Neustrian
margrave, and
Ranulf I, the
duke of Aquitaine.
In 866,
Salomon, Duke of Brittany, allied with
Hastein (Hasting), a
Danish chieftain, for an expedition into
Anjou,
Maine, and
Touraine. In the course of the campaign,
Le Mans was sacked. Robert, commander of the afflicted regions, assembled a large army to expel them. He was joined by Ranulf of the region of
Poitou and
Gauzfrid and
Hervé of Maine.
The Frankish army succeeded in intercepting the Danes before they reached their boats on the
Loire. They tried to take refuge in a church, but the Franks besieged nonetheless. During the night, the Vikings attempted to escape and in the ensuing battle Robert was killed, Ranulf mortally wounded by an arrow, and Hervé injured. With the loss of their leaders, the Franks had to withdraw.
In
867,
Charles the Bald entered negotiations with Salomon and recognised him as
King of Brittany. He conceded the
Cotentin and possible the
Avranchin to the Breton. Hastein continued to ravage the
Loire Valley for many more years. He hit
Bourges in 867,
Orléans in
868, and
Angers in
872. Charles appealed for assistance to Salomon.
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