 In 870, the Viking chief Hastein seized Angers where he settled until a successful siege temporarily displaced him.He again took control of the town in 873, before the Carolingian Emperor ousted him.Fulk I of Anjou, a Carolingian descendant, was the first viscount of Angers (before 898 until 929) and of Tours (898–909), and count of Nantes (909–919).