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Rollo is the subject of the 17th-century play Rollo Duke of Normandy, also known as The Bloody Brother, written by John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, Ben Jonson, and George Chapman. The similarities to Rollo are slim, as the play draws inspiration from Herodian's account of the rivalry between Emperor Severus's sons, Geta and Antonine.
Rollo Duke of Normandy, also known as The Bloody Brother, is a play written in collaboration by John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, Ben Jonson and George Chapman. The title character is the historical Viking duke of Normandy, Rollo (lived 846 – c. 931). Scholars have disputed almost everything about the play; but it was probably written sometime ...
Duke of Normandy r. 1170–1183 in his father's lifetime: Richard IV "Lionheart" 1157–1199 11th Duke of Normandy, King of England as "Richard I" r. 1189–1199: John "Lackland" 1166–1216 12th Duke of Normandy, King of England r. 1199–1216: Henry III 1207–1272 13th Duke of Normandy r. 1216–1259 King of England r. 1216–1272
He is sometimes referred to as a "duke of Normandy", though the title duke (dux) did not come into common usage until the 11th century. [2] Longsword was known at the time as count (Latin comes) of Rouen. [3] [4] Flodoard—always detailed about titles—consistently referred to both Rollo and his son William as principes (chieftains) of the ...
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Kingdom of France in the late 10th century; the Duchy of Normandy is marked Duché de Normandie, and the royal domain is blue.. The treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) is the foundational document of the Duchy of Normandy, establishing Rollo, a Norse warlord and Viking leader, as the first Duke of Normandy in exchange for his loyalty to Charles III, the king of West Francia, following the ...
Dick Van Dyke, winner of the Emmy for outstanding variety special, attends the 76th Creative Arts Emmys Winner's Walk at Peacock Theater on Sept. 7, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Rollo, baptized as Robert, (c. 860 - c. 932), viking founder and first ruler of Normandy; Robert the Magnificent (1000 – 1035), also called the Devil or Robert I, Duke of Normandy, son of Richard II, Duke of Normandy; Robert Curthose or Robert II (c. 1051 or 1054–1134), Duke of Normandy, son of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king ...