Folyami kalandozók. Normannok a Loire-vidéken
A River Lined Expansion. Scandinavians on the Loire from The 840’s to the Beginning of the 10th Century

Summary/Abstract: Norse expansion handled continental Europe in different ways, but some similar marks can be observed. The West Coast of the Frankish Empire and the Loire valley met the Scandinavian raiders from the 840’s regularly until the beginning of the 10th century. The Scandinavian raids aimed defenceless monasteries and busy cities as well, but they were built up on the river Loire by degrees, in the 860’s reaching a distance of 400 km from the starting point. The paper aims to describe their strategy based on islands, the river proximity, and sailing in very special conditions offered by the Loire. We also try to examine the replays of the Frankish administration and the local society. It is clear that these period resulted various relations between locals and Scandinavians, but it is also truth that these conflicts underlined the political importance of cities like Tours, Angers or Nantes and contributed to emerge new political entity in the Loire valley, like Anjou.

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