biography
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Rollo
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originally Hrolf
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.860–c.932)
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| biography:
| Viking leader and first duke of Normandy. As leader of the Norman pirates settled at the mouth of the Seine, he attacked (910) Paris and Chartres. He secured from Charles III of France in 911 a large district on condition that he defend it against attack, be baptized, and become Charles's vassal. This grant was the nucleus of the Duchy of Normandy, and Rollo was baptized (912) as Robert. Rollo's direct descendants included William the Conqueror, king of England. |
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