The siege of Paris is a major event featured in the eighth, ninth and tenth episode of the season 3 of Vikings. It depicts the confrontation between King Charles the Bold's Frankish forces against a Viking army led by King Ragnar Lothbrok, as he sees Paris as a prized asset for his Norse people. The siege of Paris by the Vikings was an historical event that took place in 845 and that resulted in King Charles the Bold paying a huge amount of money to see the Vikings off, after the Norsemen had annihalited the frankish army and stormed the city. The siege in the show is based on this siege as well as another that took place in 886.