Fully Illustrated, This Absorbing Study Assesses The Warriors Fighting On Both Sides During The Vikings Attacks On The Frankish Realm In The 9th Century, As Raiding Escalated Into Full-scale Siege Warfare.on The Eve Of The 9th Century, Vikings First Raided The Frankish Empire On The Coast Of What Is Now Western France. Although This Attack Ended In Disaster For The Scandinavians, Charlemagne Reportedly Wept, Not In Fear Of His Own Life, But For The Ensuing Bloodshed Brought Upon His Successors. Mobile Parties Of Highly Skilled Viking Warriors Would Continue To Raid Francia For Decades; As These Attacking Contingents Grew More Numerous They Began To Assail Powerful Centres, Besieging Paris In 845 And Again In 885.