Event
Saracen Raids
Period
on
January 1, 889
Location
Unknown location
Source
Source : Paul-Louis Rousset, Au Pays de la Meije
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Event narrative
Bands of Saracens based in Provence led several raids and acts of looting. In 889, they reached Briançon, which was sacked. Given the strategic importance of the Lautaret pass, it is not excluded that these incursions also affected Villar-d’Arène.