Rollo and the Viking Colony of Normandy - documentary

Documentary on Rollo, the Viking founder of Normandy. As the Carolingian Empire fell apart, a new power would come to emanate across the Latin world from the Duchy of Normandy. The Normans, who would become Christendom’s chief crusaders, strangely, were rooted in the heathen Viking raiders that plagued France for generations. It all began with a Norse chieftain, a follower of Odin - Rollo, a seafarer from Scandinavia. Rollo the Viking, and the Norman colony of northwestern France, is one of the most fascinating and important developments of the medieval era.
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Sources:
-Brown, R. Allen - The Normans, (Boydell, 1994)
-Brown, R. Allen - The Normans and the Norman Conquest, (Boydell, 1994)
-Cantor, Norman F. - Civilization of the Middle Ages, (Harper, 1994)
-Douglas, David C. - The Norman Achievement, (University of California, 1969)
-Ferguson, Robert - The Vikings, (Penguin, 2010)
#Vikings #Normans #VikingHistory

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

Please do consider making a video about the environment of intrigue that the Byzantine Emperors had to deal with, one of the great What Ifs I have seen mentioned a lot in regards to the Crusades in the Levant is what would had happened if the Latin Western powers and the Byzantines would had cooperated better and more constantly but I find that notion contrary to the reality of the day, I think it was extremely hard for the Emperors to deal with outside forces with anything more than scepticism at best in most cases when they also had to deal with palace intrigues, usurpations, rebellious generals and hostile powers like the Bulgars and the Normans. Might be just just an impression but seems somewhat logical for example for Isaac Angelos to see Emperor Frederick with suspicion when he himself, Isaac I mean, had elevated himself to the purple by rebelling against the former holder of the throne, the dynasties did not tend to just end there but be extirpated violently by the next one. Do you think there is basis to say the Byzantine court was considerable more unstable that their counterparts in the western Mediterranean even going back to the days of the Justinian and the Heraclian dynasties? And if so how much of an impact it had in the Crusades themselves.

[@CalebNorthNorman]

Wow such a great video! The Vikings once they became Christians were even stronger. On a side note its very cool that you mentioned the part where that rumor was spread about his young wife never having had the marriage consummated, because i once read about King Otto and (the source was taking a negative view as is so common today in handing European history and its heros) their story goes that She was very very young like 12 and they tried to make it seem like he was a christian who was a predator or something. They never bothered to mention the rumor about him waiting to consummate the marriage. Great Job 👍👏👏👏👏

[@David-lu4gq]

I have ordered it, looking forward to reading it!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

@@David-lu4gq Thanks for picking it up! Hope you enjoy it. Let me know how you like it.

[@politickery9412]

Odd title for a book about Jerusalem during the Crusades. Where were you likely to find a heathen? Everyone around there were peoples of The Book, either Jews, Christians, or Muslims.

[@magnusheister8466]

Really appreciate the humble and accurate European, christian and pagan views. Something that is very rare today.

[@EMMYK1916]

To be honest here in Ireland it was part of my Junior Cert History cycle. European history is so much appreciated and taught here.

[@Elazar40]

My ancestors were among the original Vikings who settled in Normandy.

[@robertopics]

Did you mean ancestors?

[@Elazar40]

@@robertopics Thanks! This is exactly what I mean. ;)

[@redheadjedi2653]

Dude thats actually very cool that you can go that far back in your family history. A buddy of my ancestors helped William the Conqueror and became one of the Noble households

[@delishme2]

Mine too, my family name hasn't changed from the time or the place from where they settled. I can trace it, it's just been anglicised twice over the last 1200 years.

[@planig24]

My last name comes from there, meaning "Red Haired"

[@michaelrobertson4587]

What so amazes me about Rollo is that unlike the many other viking leaders whose descendants eventually vanished from history Rollo's descendants in fact became the Kings and Queens of England I once did research on it I traced back all of the English kings and queens and every time they go straight back to this man Rollo if he only knew that his descendants would become kings to one of Europe's most powerful Kingdom.

[@Lenn998]

You can pick any European, and unless his family arrived less than hundred years ago or something like that, he more or less certainly descents from Rollo.

[@MrTangolizard]

@david edbrooke-coffin lol made them tuffer lol the British isles were Celts famous warriors and the empire was expanded in part by them as well look to the Scots welsh and Irish throughout history from the welsh bowmen at agincourt to the Scottish regiments that fought at Waterloo we didn’t need any trespassers on our islands to make us what we are they only got a foothold because we were more interested in fighting each other than a common enemy

[@michaelrobertson4587]

@david edbrooke-coffin What also is interesting about the Vikings and the Anglo Saxons is that they are related to each other even before the Viking age started both belong to the Germanic family of Europeans today still the languages of English,Danish,Swedish and Norwegian all belong to the Germanic family of languages.

[@MrTangolizard]

@david edbrooke-coffin Celts are not Anglo Saxon and have been on these islands long before the Saxons came here

[@Reinhard753BC]

William the Conqueror is one of his children.

[@sellammar1]

Im a teacher of History and though Im Hungarian I have always been interested in viking settlements. A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of visiting Normandy and there was a French Scholar of Normandic settlements who told me us who listened a funny story. It was about a viking warrior who followed Rollo to Normandy and his name was Kettil Thorson. In France the native French couldnt pronounced names like Thorson, Anderson, Johnson etc so after he had married a French woman he actually changed his name to Trouville. Now Kettil Trouville. Then his great grandson who never became a warrior but a craftsman who built churches learnt that most of Scandinavia around 1070 had gone from Paganism to Christianity. He was a religious man who felt he had a mission about helping these Norse learn about Jesus, So off he went back to his ancestors roots. He wanted being a part of building up churches in Denmark and Scania. (Now southern part of Sweden) After arriving at Lund He found out it was a bit difficult to have a sirname as Trouville in Scandinavia so he changed it . But not back to Thorson but Trouvilleson.

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Brilliant as usual. This is the greatest channel online

[@annetteericsson266]

My brother researched our ancestors we are related to Viking kings. Us Swedes need to not forget who we are as the powers in our government is trying to erase our past. Saying we have no heritage no past we are nothing... May the Viking spirit NEVER die

[@annetteericsson266]

As Rollo would not now down to Charles. So our king Gustav. The king before the one we have now... When the pope wanted him to bow and kiss the popes ring. He said "du tror du är kung på jorden. Men jag är kung I norden och böjer mig inte" In English you think you are king on earth, I am king in the north and I bow for no one

[@jrgensenbo2999]

Annette Ericsson; gode historier, du kan 🤔

[@74monty74]

[@o-o2399]

Nice

[@paulbryson111]

Pshhh. Proof or it’s not true!! Totally kidding btw 😂😂 That’s not something someone makes up 👍

[@HerodocLaChaineHistoire]

in Italian Rollo is called rollo or rollone not rello .....

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

@AK M if you're European, Rollo IS YOUR GRANDFATHER.

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

@AK M if you have English blood, you re a direct descendant of Rollo. William the conqueror too. That's just a matter of fact.

[@pashaofstuttgart]

Excellent! Well done! Balanced.

[@skiteufr]

The Franks defeated the Vikings and Rollo at Chartres. But they proposed the Vikings to stay to serve as buffer against other vikings by giving them Normandy under the condition the duke of Normandy remains vassal

[@IceglacierArnar]

Bullshit, maybe you need to watch the video again

[@francoisjean1178]

C'est faux ta propagande de m.rde

[@gabrielfleck6756]

@@IceglacierArnar No it's true, after the frankish victory at the siege of Chartres, Rollo negociated with Charles the Simple and signed the treaty of Saint-Claire-sur-Epte

[@French-Dutch-English-blooded]

That's correct. And this video forgot to mention when Rollo and his Vikings lost against the Franks in the Siege of Paris in 885. The problem is - as cool as Vikings were - there are so many fanboys of them that videos like these leave out the parts were the Vikings weren't such badasses.

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

Lol what? You realize rollo was gonna regroup and attack again right? Thats why charles asked him to stay because he knew theyd just come again 😂 vikings were raiders, not kings

[@jujinz]

That was awesome thanks.

[@manofgod1910]

I love your videos. Thank you so much!

[@phizzelout]

Great job as always. Very informative and whetted my interest for further documentary .

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@phizzelout]

@@RealCrusadesHistory wait... who said I enjoyed it? Just kidding. I've watched a lot of your videos and multiple times to. I find your channel a trustworthy sourse.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I'm glad to hear that. I do stick tightly to my sources. Accuracy is my goal.

[@xSpaceGoatx]

Another great video!

[@tequilamockingbird758]

Great stuff.

[@Anaris10]

Well done!.

[@weilandiv8310]

I have known of two Rollo's in my life. From what I have seen, both were quality gents. (The other is Lamont's friend on Sanford and Son)

[@marcox5641]

Awesome video

[@southernviking3113]

Very well done!!

[@lucasvanderhoeven3760]

Great video!

[@123edwardzpad]

Thank you.

[@Somewhat-Evil]

Before the French named him Rollo he was Hrolf Ganger(the Walker).

[@RolfLongreach]

I have always been told that he was my ancestor as my last name is Ganger

[@arawn1061]

In Swedish he is still Gånger Rolf

[@kimfjeldseth427]

Hes from my hometown Aalesund/ Giske in Norway. There is a statue of him in Aalesund gven bu the town of Rouen

[@phil8821]

@Kay van Theodor Also in Faroese

[@virtualmoyda7221]

Because he was so big

[@airellebloomfield3063]

Great doc!

[@adelaidesngan604]

The battle of Chartres was a great defeat for Rollo, his entire army was exterminated, Rollo managed to escape with a small troop of men, the king took the opportunity to impose conditions

[@bongfuhrer]

04:15 He was not "so large no horse could carry him". He was so tall his feet would touch the ground when mounted on a horse. But have in mind that the viking horses were small. Like todays Shetland ponies and Icelandic horses.

[@frankmithra6140]

Thank you so much 😇

[@danijelkasunic7572]

That intro music at 0:23 ❤👌🏻

[@annamosier1950]

very good info that we need

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad it was helpful!

[@iagree6677]

Was he the great grandfather of William the conqueror?

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

He was ancestor of Duke and then King William yes.

[@o-o2399]

@@g.sergiusfidenas6650 Great great great grandfather.And is the great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather of queen Elizabeth 2.

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Oislin Hewitt is correct

[@iagree6677]

@@g.sergiusfidenas6650 very cool

[@user-kq2hr3kj3k]

Не was your great grandfather, silly

[@idealicfool]

Thank you for this. Most of these details of the Patriarch of my ancestors ppl I was aware of, but some not. I have still yet to visit his statue to pay my homage and to give my thx to him, but I look forward to doing that some day soon.

[@ginamary1452]

I directly descend from him as well ❤

[@jrgensenbo2999]

idealic fool + Gina Mary ; ....... and I had a visitor here in my home - a few weeks ago. It was Santa .... and I found out we are related - whatusay 😁😁😁

[@ginamary1452]

@@jrgensenbo2999 I can prove it

[@AveChristusRex789]

Seems like everyone in this comment section have him as an ancestor 🤣

[@James-rm7sr]

That was pretty good

[@mariopinot9884]

Nice

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

What mod in M2TW is this?

[@tomvernon2123]

These Northmen were my ancestors. They were granted land around the French village of Vernon, from which we took our surname. The village is still there. Two or three brothers de Vernon fought for Duke William in 1066 at Hastings.

[@cipriantodoran1674]

Where did you red this, pls?

[@jack60091]

Good history.

[@paulbryson111]

Bryson(My Last Name) actually means ‘The Sons of Rollo’s Brethren’ Which actually means The Sons of Rollo’s family, or Brother In this case. The name has slightly changed over the years, It’s has gone from Brissman, to Brycmen, to Bryssman, a few others, then to Bryson. Our family crest pays homage to out ancestor Rollo and his mighty deeds... ohh, and also, I made that entire thing up. Pretty sure Bryson is an English/French name 😏

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Next tell the story of Walko the roller.

[@bvbxiong5791]

His deeds have been lost to history, but if the gods favor you, you can catch a glimpse of his descendants every now and then at Walmart.

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

@@bvbxiong5791 oh you mean the greeters? "Can I get you a buggy?"

[@michaelmcgowen6528]

5 generations from William

[@paulbrennan3091]

Great Job mate ! Your knowledge astounds me ? Love yr Work and This Channel of the Christian Warriors of the past !They certainly were men of their time and perhaps of all time ? With belief & Faith in Christ and Determination ,Conviction to Stand ,fight to the End for a Richeous Cause !

[@Ubadubarge]

I thought Rollo was Lamomt’s friend on Sanford & Son.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Ha! I used to watch that show with my dad as a little kid.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Didn't Fred always call Rollo a dummy?

[@Villstyringen]

Gange-Rolv, or Walking Rolv, or Rollo, was a Norwegian viking from Vigra, outside Ålesund in Norway. He was the first Duke of Normandie, and as such, the founder of Normandie. He was not Danish, but Norwegian. Svar

[@helenapawl1049]

My 33rd great grandfather

[@paulreuben7343]

good

[@kenhankin5073]

my surname is HANKIN which is the anglicised name ANKE which means the son or kin of ARNE a viking warrior who fought in the great heathen army under IVAR the boneless. ARNE is mentioned in the series VIKINGS -

[@zaprese]

Being from the south of England, I guess he was one of my ancestors.

[@divingdave2945]

Every European living today is descended from him in some way because of royal marriages.

[@calvyn7546]

My ancestors helped Rollo the Walker at sea and in england and tithe rest to Normandy, with Charles the simply giving land to Rollo. Then in 1066 my ancessters helped William. Then into the crusades.

[@paulduffy4585]

The Normans didn't conquer Ireland.

[@robinsinpost]

@@divingdave2945 Why would every European be a descendant because of that? Royalty did normally not mix with the underclass.

[@jrgensenbo2999]

Robinsinpost; if you read all of this, you will see, everybody, everywhere are related ..... it's crazy !

[@IceglacierArnar]

Rollo real name in Icelandic (Norse) us "Göngu Hrjólfur". It mean "Walking Hrjólfur". As he was so big. And also note, that the Vikings used Icelandic horse, which are small horses but very strong.

[@poulzachariasen86]

Icelandic vikings used icelandic horses yes, but danish vikings used danish horses, and norwegian vikings used norwegian horses ( much stronger the the iclandic horse) Makes no sence claiming that all vikings used icelandic horses..

[@Nortrix87]

@@poulzachariasen86 Viking Norwegian horses was smaller than today and was the ones taken to iceland. 1000 years of seperate evelution continued small horses in iceland and larger and stronger in Norway.

[@milvache]

Rollo of Normandy is the greatest Viking war commander and Duke of France. His Grandchild William the Conquereror wins over England and becomes its first Norman King

[@Clint52279]

In his later years, when asked why his feet were always sore, it is said he would go into a lecture about keeping your ego in check when selecting an epithet...

[@dalaillama7049]

Which total war was that?

[@JohnOlimb]

One riddle about the Vikings in Götaland (Gothia) along the land of Göta Älv (Göta river), is that there are no Viking graves found in that area. Researcher now know why, they were buried in the Christian way as early as in the 800's. So it seems this area was more influenced by the rest of Europe at that time. On the other hand, runes and signs of Thor still was in use a long time after. There is cannon (cannons obviously of a much later date) found in that area, that has both the Crucifix and the Thors hammer.

[@Reinhard753BC]

I'm related to William the conqueror who's descended from Rollo.

[@steveaustin7306]

Grand pa!

[@ginamary1452]

Me too

[@henrybenjamin1735]

Quite interesting, to what extent was a religious uncertain achieved between Norse polytheism and Christianity? Was baldr equated to jesus and Thor/Odin to Yahweh?

[@MichelleJohnson-tg5lx]

That is a good question and I think you find answers in the Fallen Angel's in scripture to find the Odin's and Other Gods

[@bipolatelly9806]

Rollmops were named after King Rollo.

[@jrgensenbo2999]

bipola telly ; and I think they are related as well. Everybody here in this video is....

[@GoogleUserOne]

This guy is the real next Charelmagne.

[@lowersaxon]

Rollo rules.

[@mmooney6860]

he was my ancestor RIP

[@h0b0c0p8]

What's interesting is that hundreds of years before Rollo, the Franks did something similar. They worshipped similar gods that Rollo worshipped and took land from the Christian Romans before converting.

[@ReZnMusic]

Rollo is my 31st great grandfather

[@stevehayward2533]

I am related to Rollo by the marriage of Luitgarde de Vermandois to his son William "Long Sword" Guillaume I on my mothers side of the family. Luitgarde and William didnt have any children but I'm descended from the her second marriage to Comte Theobald I de Blois. William Longsword did have a son by his first "marriage" to Sprota DeBretagne, she was believed to be a concubine captured in battle but history is kind to her and called her his wife. Their son was Richard I of Normandy

[@jeusebio2413]

a lot of people claiming they are related to this guy 😂

[@jonhawkins7510]

A lot of people on the planet of European dissent are related to king Charlemagne too

[@1enhanced1]

@@jonhawkins7510 lol my dna test came back that I'm related to king Louis the 16th so I guess I am related to charlamagne....I do have some Scandinavian and at 6-2 I am small in my family. My son on the other hand is 6-10

[@FrenchViking466]

@@1enhanced1 Which DNA test did you took?

[@1enhanced1]

@@FrenchViking466 23 and me I believe, my brother got it for me.

[@williamcooke5627]

Thanks for profiling another of my ancestors.

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

You and many others. It's really not a big deal to be a direct descendant of Rollo.. odds are hes your direct ancestor from multiple different lineages. I've found him through like 3 different lineages of my family tree.

[@williamcooke5627]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 Right. That's what I keep telling people.

[@chadrussell4441]

House of Bertand of Calvados, France. Russell is the same family. Wiffen's House of Russell Vol. 2.

[@njb1126]

I’ve been thinking about Baldwins mask and I think that a metal mask while very cool looking would ultimately been out of place. It would be an easy to get hot and hurt the skin further. I assume he wore some covering because of how terrible the leptospirosis was, perhaps a veil over his face or some cloth wrapped around his head except his eyes

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

The mask in Kingdom of Heaven is pure fantasy. The truth is if Baldwin wore anything to cover his face, we have no record of it whatsoever. None of our sources mention anything about it. We also don't know anything about how the disease impacted his face or his appearance because our sources are silent on this issue as well.

[@njb1126]

@@RealCrusadesHistory in your crusades show I would imagine that you guys will be a bit more considerate to the historical record than Scott. None of that Saladin and baldin working to make a better world nonsense. They were conquerors.

[@seekingtruthnotfindingany7301]

And what does have to do with Rollo?

[@troygills]

Found out that m related (maybe) to Rollo. He was too tall for a horse but were the horses like Shetland ponies ?

[@JohnOlimb]

The Viking horses were small. They were used only for carrying the warrior and his equipment. In case of battle the Vikings dismounted and kept the horses well out of harms way. The Normands on the other hand, raised huge horses, and added a few good inventions to use them in the battle.

[@delishme2]

The were two Rholf's and they often get confused and meshed as one. One was Danish and one was Norwegian. Until they publish the genetic research from his son and grandson's bones.... we don't know who Rollo legitimately descends from, and therefor can sort the man from the myth pre Rouen. There is more research to say he was a Dane, if you go by earliest records, and the fact Rollo sent his grandsons off to Bayeux to learn the Danish language, as Rouen was too Frankish. So this story of Rolf ganger everyone thinks is Rollo, the man too big for the horse, descended from Norwegian More, may NOT be Rollo, first Duke of Normandy.

[@raul9648]

Read the original Work of Saint Dudo and you will see there is no mentiom of Denmark/danish or Norway when speaking about Rollo s origins

[@annamosier1950]

wow

[@robertrowan9893]

Was the previous reference the same location that Joan of Arc met her end? Given that that was 1431, they sure like to make an example of falling foul of religious ideals, lbe that late middle ages or any time since. Numpters!!!

[@kingsmith9986]

👍👍

[@mbm8690]

Did anyone see the squinting look the Archebishop of Rouen has in the picture 😅

[@bamjam1]

If i was the king i for sure wouldnt let anyone call me ''the bald'' or ''the simple'' lmao

[@francoisjean1178]

And Normandie became thé most powerful states in the middle age...my fellow..my People

[@deannagiuliani8541]

Rollo is my 34th great grandfather on my moms side

[@adrianerollins9176]

My name is Rollins my last name I've always been told I was Swiss German and that our name came from Rollo

[@rollo6038]

I live in the north of England, within a 3 mile radius of me is a church built buy Roger de Busill who William the conqueror gave lands to after the invasion, remains of the castle they built and a Saxon church! My family has lived within 50 miles of this area since before that time. Still I know I'm not related to Rollo! So come on people lol, there was a flood of Germanic blood here we're a Germanic mungrel mix so don't get too giddy people.

[@myrtlebeachpimp]

I’m a descendant of rollo

[@mmooney6860]

i m also a descendant will be so cool to look at my family tree and your

[@bubaq3713]

what did he do to his wife after she entertained the two warriors

[@SikhoGuwa]

I know write

[@MrZadokthePriest]

The grant and conversion of "an independent and proud Viking warrior" turned out to be a blessing to Christendom as well as a concession to reality. Wisdom in a Christian ruler seeking to neutralize an enemy by legitimizing his power and bringing him into the Christian cause.

[@francoisjean1178]

Rollo doesn't care beeing Christian...hé made this but keep his norse traditions

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

@@francoisjean1178his descendants did lol

[@yesbutactuallyno8305]

Recent DNA test confirms Rollo is Norwegian.. Which has been a long debate between Norway and Denmark

[@philippekogler]

He is my 31th Great Grandfather

[@philippekogler]

You → Denise Kogler, your mother → Marcelle Helene Marchoux, her mother → Jean Texier, her father → Magdeleine Texier, his mother → Marie Vauzelle, her mother → Marquis Etienne Texier de Javerlhac, her father → Marquis Etienne-Marie Texier de Javerlhac, his father → Marquis Pierre-Francois-Marie Texier de Javerlhac, his father → Marquis Henri-Bernard Texier de Javerlhac, his father → Marquis Bernard Texier de Javerlhac, his father → Comte Francois (ou Jean-Francois) Texier de Javerlhac, his father → Henri Texier de Javerlhac, his father → Francoise de Texier, his mother → Jacques de la Marthonye, her father → Geoffroy de la Marthonye Seigneur de Puygilhem et de Milhac, his father → Raymond Seigneur de La Marthonie, his father → Isabeau de la Marthonye, his mother → Geoffroy Helie De Pompadour, her father → Ranulphe III Helie De Pompadour, his father → Ranulphe Hélie de Pompadour, his father → Geoffroy IV Hélie de Pompadour, his father → Souveraine Helie de Pompadour, his mother → Vicomte de Comborn Archambaud de Comborn, VII, her father → Bernard De Comborn, II, his father → Archambaud VI, comte de Comborn, his father → Archambaud V, vicomte de Comborn, his father → Archambaud IV "le Barbu", vicomte de Comborn, his father → Bernard I, vicomte de Comborn, his father → Archambaud II, vicomte de Comborn, his father → Beatrice, Abbess of Montvilliers, his mother → Richard I, 'the Fearless', Duke of Normandy, her father → William "Longsword", his father → Gange-Hrólfr 'Rollo' Ragnvaldsson, his father

[@jrgensenbo2999]

philippekogler ; I think you forgot Santa Claus in between somewhere

[@joannnorman7531]

My ancestors

[@tablettablet4792]

Viking GOG from the bible

[@clausholm4130]

There's no proof that Rollo was Norse. Much points in the direction of an ousted prince from Jutland.

[@jrgensenbo2999]

Claus Holm ; are you also related to Rollo, It seems everyone is.... 😁😁

[@bucksauvageau]

🤍🌳♥️

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

*DEVS LO VVLT*

[@emm_4595]

Charles the bald who is not bald

[@Sealdeam]

Apparently one of the possible origins of his nickname was that him being the youngest son of King Louis was not expected to inherit any territory to rule unlike his elder brothers so originally it was meant to mean something similar to Lackland rather than the alopecic but it eventually became that way; King Louis' efforts to secure an inheritance for Charles initiated a series of civil wars between him anf his elder sons and eventually between the sons themselves that marked the start of the long decline of the empire of Charlemagne, also with Charles the Bald a tradition of less than flattering nicknames for Carolingian kings was started, latter ones would be called The Simple, The Fat, The Stammerer, etc.

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

Great content as always. 6:55 the Scandinavians copied that tradition from the Germanic tribes. The Teutonic peoples have been following that particular law going back to at least the RES PVBLICA . That's what the ancient Roman historians like Tacitus , Julius Cæsar , Livy, etc. tell us. That's the reason why the Roman Empire from the Ottonian Emperors (AD 962) onward was always a patchwork of hundreds and hundreds of self ruled principalities . The Holy Roman Emperor himself stood atop of an Empire so decentralized, that the United States of America looks like the Soviet Union compared with the HRE .

[@bazzatheblue]

Its the Dook of Normandy yu bums.

[@PC-lu3zf]

Rollo is my ancestor on my British side more than once 3 times as is Charlemagne

[@Watchyourselvez]

To all the Danish: Rollo is Norwegian! You pancakes would never spawn such a champion.

[@rollo216]

Thats why its called the Norwegian-law. Oh wait it isn’t

[@AtleMyhre]

rollo216 Guess one have to settel with that there was two Rolloes one norwegian and one danish, the duke of Normandy and the duke of Danishdy. 😐😐😐

[@staffanramsby8689]

Han va svensk. SWEDISH

[@Watchyourselvez]

@@staffanramsby8689 Pfffft!! Ikke få meg til å le

[@domusavires19]

@@rollo216 lol the just called them Danes because they couldn't tell the difference. Everyone knows the best Vikings are Norwegian.

[@ronniaj]

Rollo was Danish. All the vikings with him were danes