Battle of Thimeon

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In 879, Vikings from England settled on the river Scheldt. After celebrating Christmas at Frankfurt am Main that year and signing the Treaty of Ribemont with Louis III and Carloman II of West Francia, Louis the Younger of East Francia marched an army northward on the Viking settlement. The battle was a rout for the Vikings, 5,000 of whom were killed,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". but the Frankish king also sustained a heavy loss: his only surviving son, the illegitimate Hugh, was killed in action.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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