Rollo (rŏl`ō) or Hrolf (rŏlf), c.860–c.932, first duke of Normandy. As leader of the Norman pirates settled at the mouth of the Seine, he attacked (910) Paris and Chartres. By the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) with King Charles III of France, he received in fief the territory his men had occupied (part of the future duchy of Normandy) on condition that he defend it against attack and that he receive baptism. Rollo was baptized (912) as Robert. He supported Charles against Raoul Raoul (rä
l`), d. 936, duke of Burgundy, king of France (923–36).
..... Click the link for more information. , from whom he obtained additional territory. He was succeeded by his son William Longsword. Rollo's direct descendants included William the Conqueror.
Rollo
l`), d. 936, duke of Burgundy, king of France (923–36)...... Click the link for more information. , from whom he obtained additional territory. He was succeeded by his son William Longsword. Rollo's direct descendants included William the Conqueror.
Rollo
(born c. 860—died c. 932) Scandinavian rover who founded the duchy of Normandy. After raiding Scotland, England, Flanders, and France on pirating expeditions, he took lands along the Seine River as his base (c. 911). He battled Charles III of France, who gave him, in return for Rollo's promise to stop pillaging, the part of Neustria that came to be called Normandy.
Rollo
?860--?930 ad, Norse war leader who received from Charles the Simple a fief that formed the basis of the duchy of Normandy
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