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Rollo (Norman: Rou, Rolloun; Old Norse: Hrólfr; French: Rollon; died 933), also known with his epithet, Rollo "the Walker", [4] was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France.
Ragnar replies he does not care about Paris, and that he is here for Rollo. As the Vikings sail for Paris, Ragnar mutters that he must kill Rollo. A fleet of Frankish ships led by Rollo approaches the Vikings. The Vikings and Franks battle and the Vikings defeat the first French wave. Rollo leads his remaining ships into battle.
The first mention of her is when she was betrothed to Rollo after the Siege of Chartres in 911.When Rollo was defeated, he agreed to the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, in which he was created the first Duke of Normandy, swore fealty to Charles, agreed to convert to Christianity, and married Gisela.
The Vikings and Franks battle and the Vikings defeat the first French wave. Rollo leads his remaining ships into battle. Halfdan, Floki, and Lagertha are wounded. Ragnar and Rollo begin to fight. The Franks gain the upper hand, and Ragnar tells Bjorn to take Lagertha and retreat. Ragnar charges Rollo but is grabbed and thrown back into a ship ...
Ruler in Paris, he witnesses Ragnar's attack on the city and later employs Rollo as a defender against Viking raids. Charles is a composite character drawing from the historical Charles the Bald (grandson of Charlemagne who first defended Paris from the Vikings), Charles the Fat (who commanded Odo ) and Charles the Simple (who encountered Rollo ...
[20] Henry died, however, after he fell into the Viking ditches, where he was captured and killed. [21] That summer, the Vikings made a final attempt to take the city but were repulsed. The imperial army arrived in October and scattered the Vikings. Charles encircled Rollo and his army and set up a camp at Montmartre. However, Charles had no ...
Kingdom of France in the late 10th century; the Duchy of Normandy is marked Duché de Normandie, and the royal domain is blue.. The treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) is the foundational document of the Duchy of Normandy, establishing Rollo, a Norse warlord and Viking leader, as the first Duke of Normandy in exchange for his loyalty to Charles III, the king of West Francia, following the ...
Rollo was granted the land around the mouth of the Seine and Rouen. This marked the establishment of what would become the Duchy of Normandy and the genesis of the Normans . [ 25 ] In exchange of his new fief, Rollo swore loyalty to the King of West Francia, was baptized and promised to defend the Seine's estuary from other Viking raiders.