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Sprota. Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: Richard Sans-Peur; Old Norse: Jarl Rikard ), was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996. [1] Dudo of Saint-Quentin, whom Richard commissioned to write the " De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae ducum " (Latin, " On the Customs and Deeds of the ...
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Richard I of Normandy (933–996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French, Sans Peur ), was the "Duke of Normandy" from 942 to 996. [a] Richard made Normandy into a feudal society where he owned all the land. His followers held on to the lands given them by remaining loyal to him.
Richard I, also known as Richard the Fearless, was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996. Dudo of Saint-Quentin, whom Richard commissioned to write the "De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae ducum", called him a dux. However, this use of the word may have been in the context of Richard's renowned leadership in war, and not as a reference to a title of nobility. Richard either introduced ...
Richard I "Sans Peur" ("the Fearless") Leader of the Normans of Rouen [anachronistically, "duke of Normandy"], 942-996.A minor at the assassination of his father William in 942, it was largely during Richard's long period of rule that what eventually became the duchy of Normandy evolved from what was essentially a pirate principality into a feudal state.
Nov 1, 2017 · This article uses Dudo’s history of the dukes and Richard’s charters to argue that ‘Norman’ as a political identity was a deliberate creation of the court of Richard I in the 960s, following the perceived failure of his and his father’s policies of assimilation into Frankish culture.
