Rollo
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Rollo, or Rollo "the Walker", was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France. He emerged as a war leader among the Norsemen who had secure
Rollo as depicted in the 13th century
A statue of Rollo in Ålesund, Norway
Rollo's grave at the Cathedral of Rouen
William Longsword
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William Longsword was the second ruler of Normandy, from 927 until his assassination in 942.
Rollo
…of Viking settlers, and he reigned over the region of Normandy until at least 928. He was succeeded as ruler of the new Duchy of Normandy by his son William Longsword. The offspring of Rollo and his followers, through their intermingling with the local Frankish and Gallo-Roman population, became known as the "Normans…
The funerary monument of William Longsword in the cathedral of Rouen, France. The monument is from the 14th century.