28 March, 845 - According to a Norse saga, Viking raiders under Ragner Lodbrok captured Paris and held the city for ransom...
...thus beginning a long and glorious tradition of French surrender.
A newsletter for the Medieval Studies Program at the University of Victoria. "Florilegium" being the same word as "Anthology" but using Latin, not Greek, roots. Hence, a literary bouquet. [Consult OED for further details.]
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