Game
The catapult of Paris
Game: hurl stones at the Viking boats coming up the Seine before they pass the bridge.
Tap the game to open it fullscreen. On a computer, Esc exits; on a phone, use the ✕ button.
How to play
Tap the water to launch a stone. It takes a moment to land and sinks boats near the impact point, so aim slightly ahead of the moving boat. Sink nine of the eleven; three get past and the bridge falls.
The story behind it
In the siege of 885–886, the Parisians defended the bridge against a Viking fleet. The catapult and the aiming are made up for the game. Read the story in The siege of Paris, 885–886: when the Vikings tried to sail up the Seine and met a bridge.