A danegeld was not just an english tax it was also used in Francia and it did not necessaraily have to be a tax in the proper use of the word Charles the Bald was the first Frankish king to pay a danegeld in 845 This consisted of him handing over 7 000 lb s of silver to the viking leader Ragnar Source The year 845 in the Annals of St Bertin I ll come back later and rewrite this article unless anyone else has further input