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This Thread is Dedicated to my Dear friend, @col_96 from @ACFirstCiv! Happy B-day Bud!

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Y& #39;all might know @HistoryVikings, Col certainly does & he wanted the Real Bio of the #Viking Chieftain turned Christian Ruler of Normandy: ROLLO!

Table of Content below, Let& #39;s Start!

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This Thread is Dedicated to my Dear friend, @col_96 from @ACFirstCiv! Happy B-day Bud! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

Y& #39;all might know @HistoryVikings, Col certainly does & he wanted the Real Bio of the #Viking Chieftain turned Christian Ruler of Normandy: ROLLO!Table of Content below, Let& #39;s Start!1/12" title="This Thread is Dedicated to my Dear friend, @col_96 from @ACFirstCiv! Happy B-day Bud! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face">Y& #39;all might know @HistoryVikings, Col certainly does & he wanted the Real Bio of the #Viking Chieftain turned Christian Ruler of Normandy: ROLLO!Table of Content below, Let& #39;s Start!1/12">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">No one knows where Rollo is from, but main sources say he& #39;s a Royal Dane from Denmark who raided West Francia in 876.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">The obscurity is due to him converting to Christianity

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✝️" title="Lateinisches Kreuz" aria-label="Emoji: Lateinisches Kreuz">. Writers praised his

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✝️" title="Lateinisches Kreuz" aria-label="Emoji: Lateinisches Kreuz"> life > Pagan life.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Here& #39;s what writers said of Rollo& #39;s past life

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Rollo& #39;s contact w/ Francia starts in 876, chronicler Flodard, "describes a Viking raid c.876 which devastated the region around Rouen (also matching story of Norman historian, Dudo)."(Ancient)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat"> #Viking raids in Francia began 820, but 876, Rollo gave them hell!

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Rollo& #39;s contact w/ Francia starts in 876, chronicler Flodard, "describes a Viking raid c.876 which devastated the region around Rouen (also matching story of Norman historian, Dudo)."(Ancient)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat"> #Viking raids in Francia began 820, but 876, Rollo gave them hell!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">3/12" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Rollo& #39;s contact w/ Francia starts in 876, chronicler Flodard, "describes a Viking raid c.876 which devastated the region around Rouen (also matching story of Norman historian, Dudo)."(Ancient)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat"> #Viking raids in Francia began 820, but 876, Rollo gave them hell!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">3/12" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">820, #Vikings were clueless about Francia. Big wall of Francia was hard to pass by. So, they lost.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">841, 45, 58, came back stronger & won, but were paid off by Charles the Bald

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack"> to leave.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">876, Rollo came w/ 100 ships

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛵️" title="Segelboot" aria-label="Emoji: Segelboot"> up the Seine!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚔️" title="Gekreuzte Schwerter" aria-label="Emoji: Gekreuzte Schwerter">885, Siege of Paris happened!

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">By the time of Siege of Paris, Charles The Simple was the Ruler of Francia. He knew Francia& #39;s defence wouldn& #39;t hold up to #Viking raids so

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Like his Predecessors, he paid off #Vikings, but this time was different, bc it was Rollo.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">How & Why was Rollo different?

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By the time of Siege of Paris, Charles The Simple was the Ruler of Francia. He knew Francia& #39;s defence wouldn& #39;t hold up to #Viking raids so https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Like his Predecessors, he paid off #Vikings, but this time was different, bc it was Rollo.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">How & Why was Rollo different?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">5/12" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">By the time of Siege of Paris, Charles The Simple was the Ruler of Francia. He knew Francia& #39;s defence wouldn& #39;t hold up to #Viking raids so https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Like his Predecessors, he paid off #Vikings, but this time was different, bc it was Rollo.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">How & Why was Rollo different?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">5/12">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Francia already paid off 120k pounds of Silver to Vikings to GTFO, but they didn& #39;t.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Charles The Simple & advisers

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht"> let& #39;s get Rollo to join us by giving him land in Francia

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Rollo was no greedy Viking Ruler (*cough* Guthrum), he was 50 & wanted to set a legacy..(YT)

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Francia already paid off 120k pounds of Silver to Vikings to GTFO, but they didn& #39;t.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Charles The Simple & advisers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht"> let& #39;s get Rollo to join us by giving him land in Franciahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Rollo was no greedy Viking Ruler (*cough* Guthrum), he was 50 & wanted to set a legacy..(YT)6/12" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Francia already paid off 120k pounds of Silver to Vikings to GTFO, but they didn& #39;t.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Charles The Simple & advisers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht"> let& #39;s get Rollo to join us by giving him land in Franciahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Rollo was no greedy Viking Ruler (*cough* Guthrum), he was 50 & wanted to set a legacy..(YT)6/12" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">After much talk w/ his advisers, Rollo accepted deal in 911, the foundation of Normandy, the Normans!!!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In Exchange, Rollo had to be

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✝️" title="Lateinisches Kreuz" aria-label="Emoji: Lateinisches Kreuz">& defend Francia against #Vikings.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He married Princess Gisla, Charles& #39; daughter to seal deal.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💑" title="Pärchen mit Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Pärchen mit Herz">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Rollo became fair & just ruler!

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He had Law codes in his land, here& #39;s one!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scholar Robert Ferguson says,"Rollo.. introduced a decree ordering that farm implements be left out in the field & not taken into the house at the end of the day."(Ancient)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">A woman & man went against this & they were hung

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He had Law codes in his land, here& #39;s one!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scholar Robert Ferguson says,"Rollo.. introduced a decree ordering that farm implements be left out in the field & not taken into the house at the end of the day."(Ancient)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">A woman & man went against this & they were hunghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☹️" title="Stirnrunzelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Stirnrunzelndes Gesicht">8/12" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He had Law codes in his land, here& #39;s one!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Scholar Robert Ferguson says,"Rollo.. introduced a decree ordering that farm implements be left out in the field & not taken into the house at the end of the day."(Ancient)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">A woman & man went against this & they were hunghttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☹️" title="Stirnrunzelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Stirnrunzelndes Gesicht">8/12" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Another ex. has Rollo punishing men for lowering his & his wife& #39;s Reputation, he killed them in Capital at Rouen as an ex. to not spread false rumors.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In his

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">Rollo was both Viking & Christian.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">1 thing& #39;s for sure, after 911, no Viking raided Francia prob bc of him.

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Another ex. has Rollo punishing men for lowering his & his wife& #39;s Reputation, he killed them in Capital at Rouen as an ex. to not spread false rumors.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In his https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">Rollo was both Viking & Christian.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">1 thing& #39;s for sure, after 911, no Viking raided Francia prob bc of him.9/12" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Another ex. has Rollo punishing men for lowering his & his wife& #39;s Reputation, he killed them in Capital at Rouen as an ex. to not spread false rumors.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">In his https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">Rollo was both Viking & Christian.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">1 thing& #39;s for sure, after 911, no Viking raided Francia prob bc of him.9/12">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Rollo& #39;s Legacy spread, all the way to his great-great-great-great grandson, William.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">William the Conqueror would come to rule England in 1066, when he won Battle of Hastings

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">The European world would change when it came under the Norman Ruler, William The Conqueror!

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Rollo& #39;s Legacy spread, all the way to his great-great-great-great grandson, William.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">William the Conqueror would come to rule England in 1066, when he won Battle of Hastingshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">The European world would change when it came under the Norman Ruler, William The Conqueror!10/12" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Rollo& #39;s Legacy spread, all the way to his great-great-great-great grandson, William.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">William the Conqueror would come to rule England in 1066, when he won Battle of Hastingshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">The European world would change when it came under the Norman Ruler, William The Conqueror!10/12">

#AssassinsCreedValhalla

https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> Theories:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Unlikely that Rollo shows up in-game, he& #39;s said to raid Francia during 876..

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Though,sources say that Rollo had a "friend and comrade of one king Alstem of East Anglia whom scholars (say is Guthrum)."(Ancient)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He might be mentioned

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#AssassinsCreedValhalla https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable=

Theories:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Unlikely that Rollo shows up in-game, he& #39;s said to raid Francia during 876..https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Though,sources say that Rollo had a "friend and comrade of one king Alstem of East Anglia whom scholars (say is Guthrum)."(Ancient)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He might be mentioned11/12" title=" #AssassinsCreedValhalla https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> Theories:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Unlikely that Rollo shows up in-game, he& #39;s said to raid Francia during 876..https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">Though,sources say that Rollo had a "friend and comrade of one king Alstem of East Anglia whom scholars (say is Guthrum)."(Ancient)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔲" title="Schwarzes Quadrat" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzes Quadrat">He might be mentioned11/12" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

Sources:
https://www.ancient.eu/Rollo_of_Normandy/
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This">https://www.youtube.com/watch... Thread was REAL FUN to work on for @col_96& #39;s B-day!

Col, I& #39;ll never forget you being my 1st follower Bro & believing in me!

Hope Y& #39;all liked it!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> Wish Col a Happy B-day!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍰" title="Teekuchen" aria-label="Emoji: Teekuchen">

Skal to Col & Rollo!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚔️" title="Gekreuzte Schwerter" aria-label="Emoji: Gekreuzte Schwerter">

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