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Rollo (Rolf or HRolf)

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A Viking and the founder of the Duchy of Normandy. During the reign of Alfred the Great Rollo could have been a member of the 'Great Heathen Host' who attacked England around 892. His first known whereabouts are in France in 911 where he laid siege to Chartres. The Vikings were beaten on this occasion and the king of France Charles III used his advantage of the situation to persuade the Vikings to stay by offering them land and so help protect France from further Viking raids. Rollo renounced his pagan past and became a Christian. In 924 Rollo added the area of Bayeux to his territories. In 925 Rollo declared a treaty that had kept peace between the Normans and France invalid and his army attacked Amiens. But the French were two strong and the Normans were defeated at Eu. Rollo laid the foundation for the Norman dynasty that ultimately resulted in William the Conqueror invading England in 1066. Rollo was succeeded by William Longsword, his son.

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 Rollo (Rolf or HRolf)
    +Poppa (of Bayeux)
        = William (Longsword, Duke of Normandy) ( - d.942)
 Rollo (Rolf or HRolf)
    +Poppa (of Bayeux)
        = William (Longsword, Duke of Normandy) ( - d.942)

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    896

    Rollo and his army besieged the city of Chartres, but the bishop of the city, Walthelm, with the assistance of Richard duke of Burgundy and Ebal the count of Poitiers forced them to retreat.

    911

    Rollo, in return for land in Northern France, swore allegiance to the French king Charles III. Charles' motives were to use a settled band of Vikings in his country to help prevent more Viking attacks in the future. The hope that Charles may have had of removing the Vikings at a later date proved impossible to implement. [1]

    924

    Rollo, the founder of Normandy, look control of the area around Bayeux.an the north caost of modern day France.

    925

    Rollo declared that the treaty that had maintained the peace between the Normans and the Franks was invalid and attacked the area around Amiens, north of Paris. But the Franks raised as army and defeated the Normans at Eu.

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