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Jun 25, 2020 · Read Later. Print. Rollo was a well-known Viking leader who lived between the 9 th and 10 th centuries AD. He is best-known for becoming the ruler of Normandy and is therefore sometimes referred to as the first Duke of Normandy. As a matter of fact, Rollo is not known to have used this title.
Rollo is remembered as a leader skilled in both warfare and the art of negotiation. Also known as Rollo the Walker because he was of such giant physical stature that no horse could be found to carry him any great distance, Rollo sailed to Scotland and Ireland and by 885 had joined Vikings from Norway in raids along the River Seine.
Rollo (l. c.860-c.930 CE, r. 911-927 CE) was a Viking chieftain who became the founder and first ruler of the region of Normandy. He converted to Christianity as part of a deal with the Frankish king Charles the Simple (893-923 CE) in 911 CE (changing his name to Robert) and his story was then embellished upon by later Christian writers who ...
1 day ago · Rollo ( 932) (c. 860–931)Leader of a band of Vikings that invaded north-western France. In 912 as Duke Robert he accepted Normandy as a duchy from the French king Charles III and was baptized, but remained quite independent of French authority. He married a French princess, gave parcels of land in Normandy to his followers, and began the long ...
Rollo is a fierce fighter who is often overshadowed by his brother. The relationship between Rollo and Ragnar is intense and always unpredictable. Rollo has become the Duke of Normandy after ...
Rollo: The Viking Leader Who Became the Duke of Normandy. By Carl Seaver. Rollo was a Viking leader who settled Normandy. He set the stage for the merging of Viking and Frankish cultures. As the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror, Rollo’s legacy includes far more than raiding and pillaging.
