The home team felt the force of howitzer tackles by White and Ally Hogg and some tremendous dunts from Marcus Di Rollo and Andy Henderson. |
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Lamont and Rollo foil a robbery and take possession of the burglar's gun. |
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The origins of the duchy of Normandy lie in a grant of territory around Rouen made early in the 10th cent. by the king of the west Franks to a Viking chieftain named Rollo. |
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On 20 July 911, at the Battle of Chartres, they defeated Rollo despite the absence of many French barons and of Charles the Simple. |
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After the Frankish victory near Chartres on 26 August, Charles decided to negotiate with Rollo. |
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The Duchy of Normandy was created for the Viking leader Rollo after he had besieged Paris. |
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In addition, Rollo was to be baptized and marry Gisele, the illegitimate daughter of Charles. |
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In exchange for his homage and fealty, Rollo legally gained the territory which he and his Viking allies had previously conquered. |
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The Scandinavian colonization was principally Norwegian and Danish under the leadership of Rollo. |
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When Rollo confirmed Franco as archbishop of Rouen, these traditional dependences of the Rouen archbishopric were retained in it. |
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By July 2004 the British area saw its fifth commander when Major General Bill Rollo took over. |
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In exchange for the land, the Norsemen under Rollo were expected to provide protection along the coast against further Viking invaders. |
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Rollo shared out the large estates with his companions and gave agricultural land to his other followers. |
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In 911, French Carolingian ruler Charles the Simple allowed a group of Vikings to settle in Normandy under their leader Rollo. |
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In exchange for his homage and fealty, Rollo legally gained the territory he and his Viking allies had previously conquered. |
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It is also sometimes suggested that Rollo may be a Latinised version of another Norse name, Hrollaugr. |
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Following the death of Rollo and Gurim's father, Gurim was killed and Rollo was forced to leave Denmark. |
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According to Dudo, Rollo struck up a friendship in England with a king that Dudo calls Alstem. |
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In return for formal recognition of the lands he possessed, Rollo agreed to be baptised and assist the king in the defence of the realm. |
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The seal of agreement was to be marriage between Rollo and Gisla, daughter of Charles. |
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Unfortunately, the skeletal remains in both graves turned out to significantly predate Rollo and therefore are not related to him. |
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His successor, Ralph, conceded the Bessin and Maine to Rollo shortly afterwards, the chronicler Flodoard tells us. |
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Charles gave Rollo the title of duke and granted him and his followers possession of Normandy. |
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In 911, a group of Vikings led by Rollo attacked Paris before laying siege to Chartres. |
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The offspring of Rollo and his followers became known as the Normans. |
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The treaty offered Rollo and his men the French lands between the river Epte and the Atlantic coast in exchange for their protection against further Viking incursions. |
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At the end of 2004 General Rollo was succeeded by Major General Jonathan Riley and in November of that year 4 Armoured Brigade rotated to replace 1 Mechanised Brigade. |
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In 911, French King Charles the Simple was able to make an agreement with the Viking warleader Rollo, a chieftain of disputed Norwegian or Danish origins. |
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Rollo and his successors brought about rapid recoveries from the raids. |
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By the agreement, Charles III, king of the West Franks, granted to the Viking leader Rollo some lands along the lower Seine that were apparently already under Danish control. |
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Whether Rollo himself was a Dane or a Norwegian is not known. |
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Rollo emerged as the outstanding personality among the Norsemen who had secured a permanent foothold on Frankish soil in the valley of the lower Seine. |
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In 911 a group of Vikings led by Rollo besieged Paris and Chartres. |
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Rollo also agreed to be baptised and to marry Charles' daughter Gisela. |
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