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How the Umayyads DEFEATED the Vikings | The Invasion of al-Andalus (Iberia) 844 === How the Umayyads DEFEATED the Vikings | The Invasion of al-Andalus (Iberia) 844. The great city of Išbīliya that we call Seville today was the favored capital in the early days of Muslim Spain. Not only was it prosperous, with a long history dating back to Roman times, but it was also located nearly 100km from the coast. So, despite having no fortification walls, the city was considered well protected from naval attack, and thus an ideal place to store much of the wealth of the Emirate of al-Andalus. However, this illusion was shattered in 844 when, on a warm October morning, Viking longships silently sailed up the Guadalquivir River and docked on the grassy banks at the edge of Seville. Within minutes, hundreds of Vikings had disembarked and charged into the unwalled city. They brandished their battle axes in the customary way and shouted their war cries. This marked the first clash between two unlikely . How the Umayyads DEFEATED the Vikings | The Invasion of al-Andalus (Iberia) 844. It all started When the Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476 AD, Hispania (the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) fell into disarray and fragmentation. Migrating tribes such as the Alans, Vandals, and Visigoths flooded into the region, seeking to establish themselves on the ruins of Rome. In the early 5th century, the Visigoths—a Romanized Central European people—established "The Kingdom of the Goths," which controlled much of the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France. How the Umayyads DEFEATED the Vikings | The Invasion of al-Andalus (Iberia) 844. This Kingdom, with their capital at Toledo, was considered one of the largest successor states to the Roman empire. However, they were constantly faced with conflicts both internally and externally. Internally, they were deeply divided with the growing Catholic Church over doctrine, while externally, they had to fend off efforts by the Byzantine Empire to annex this region. Yet a much bigger threat was emerging from the south – Islam. === #greathistoryen #greathistoryenchannel #battleof #battlehistory