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Rollo
Sign in to saveAlso known as Robert I, Ganger-Hrólf, Göngu Hrólfr, Ganger-Hrolf, Hrolf, Hrólfr, Rollo, Count of Rouen, Rollo, Duke of Normandy
Rollo (, Rolloun; ; ; – 933), also known with his epithet, Rollo "the Walker", was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France. He emerged as a war leader among the Norsemen who had secured a permanent foothold on Frankish soil in the valley of the lower Seine. He was a prominent figure among the Vikings who besieged Paris in 885 and led the ill-fated Siege of Chartres in 911. The latter was nonetheless the catalyst for the consequential Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, which saw Charles the Simple, king of West Francia, grant Rollo l
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Rollo was a male mercenary and feudatory who held the noble title of Duke of Normandy. Born in Norway in 860, he was the son of Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson and Hildr Hrólfsdóttir. He participated in the Siege of Paris and died in Normandy in 932. Rollo was buried in Rouen Cathedral.
He was a member of the House of Normandy and had two children, William Longsword and Gerloc. His siblings included Torf-Einarr. Rollo was married to Poppa of Bayeux and Gisela of France. His religious beliefs included Old Norse religion and Catholicism.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1909
- Died
- 1994
- Works
- 51
Top works
- 愛と意志
- Suggestions to the counselor
- The Reach of Mind
- Amor y voluntad
- Man's search for himself
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,432
- Total plays
- 226,184
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Rollo is the solo project of Japanese Hideki Urawa. Rollo released his debut, Pinhole, in 2007. Second album 3 arrived in 2010. He creates psychedelic-infused folk music, playing guitar and singing on most of his songs. Rollo (Artist from Switzerland) Albums 2016 - TimeTravel 2020 - Still Frisky 2022 - Tre Singles 2020 You & Me Rollo, born at 3. August 1964 in Zug, Switzerland First Music experience with a tascam-4 Recorder and Analog Synthsizer KORG DV-800 , SQ Prohpet-600, Roland CR-800
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Postoperative atrial fibrillation and mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery
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· 2020 · cited 523x
- Nudging consumers towards healthier choices: a systematic review of positional influences on food choice
· 2016 · cited 416x
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Rollo
- Royalty.succession
- Count of Rouen
- Royalty.reign
- 911–928
- Royalty.successor
- William Longsword
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- Descendants
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- RolloA.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Rollo as depicted in the 13th century
- Royalty.house
- Normandy (founder)
- Royalty.birth_place
- Scandinavia
- Royalty.death_date
- 933
- Royalty.death_place
- Duchy of Normandy
- Royalty.burial_place
- Rouen Cathedral
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Name
- Origins and historiography
- Biography
- Rollo's Role in Norman Conversion to Christianity
- Descendants
- Legacy
- Depictions in fiction
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- Primary texts
- Secondary texts
Rollo (, Rolloun; ; ; – 933), also known with his epithet, Rollo "the Walker", was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France. He emerged as a war leader among the Norsemen who had secured a permanent foothold on Frankish soil in the valley of the lower Seine. He was a prominent figure among the Vikings who besieged Paris in 885 and led the ill-fated Siege of Chartres in 911. The latter was nonetheless the catalyst for the consequential Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, which saw Charles the Simple, king of West Francia, grant Rollo lands between the river Epte and the sea in exchange for Rollo agreeing to end his brigandage, swear allegiance to Charles, convert to Christianity, and pledge to defend the Seine estuary from other Viking raiders.
Rollo's life was recorded by Dudo of St. Quentin. Historians such as W. Vogel, Alexander Bugge, and Henri Prentout have debated whether Dudo's account is historically accurate, and Rollo's origin and life are heavily disputed.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rollo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.