Viking Expansion - Rollo the Walker - Part 2 - Extra History

[@extrahistory]

The sack of Paris marks a major turning point in the Viking expansion, a time when simple coastal raids became full-scale invasions. But it didn’t have to happen that way. bit.ly/EHPatreon

[@necromancer6089]

1st'nt

[@necromancer6089]

BTW love ur vids so much

[@necromancer6089]

BTW where my extra mythology ep at?? and what is the name of it's intro theme plzzz

[@necromancer6089]

*ROLLO THE WALKER*

[@karlmarx7333]

I swear if there isn’t an episode about Harald Hardrada imma sick the revolution on you!

[@eirikmarthinsen3850]

Its pretty insane how this little interaction with Charles and Rollo led to such massive consequences. I mean, France essentially created its own worst enemy for the next 800 years in Norman England. The hundred years war stated because the English king owned lands in France, Normandy. Because of Rollo.

[@Thecommander248]

Yeah, but that wasn't really Rollo's fault, but England for denying William the Bastard his crown.

[@Kunumbah1]

Even if the Normans didn’t conquer England they still would’ve been a massive thorn on the side of the French king.

[@luxhistoriae1172]

That’s a shortcut , the real enemy wasn’t territory or people but dynasty. And the worst enemy of France at the time your talking were Plantagenet from Anjou.

[@luxhistoriae1172]

@@Kunumbah1 they were less a problem than Occitan/Bas que or Breton

[@MrGksarathy]

​@luxhistoriae1172 Well, the Normans and Aquitainians did sort of become one entity in the Angevins.

[@daddyleon]

"So why were you baptised?" "I liked their robes. I got baptised 5 times."

[@pflernak]

Who doesnt like free stuff. And you can just wash off the baptism. Well that was the logic of my forefathers around the time of the Northern Crusades.

[@weldonwin]

"And at mass, there's free booze"

[@Object-Impermanence-Official]

What other reason is there

[@jesinchen7282]

Christians have sometimes a tendency to burn you if you don't. But the free robes, booze and bath are clearly good reasons.

[@seanpeacock4290]

I was eating when that came up. I have now cleaned my monitor.

[@anttibjorklund1869]

Rollo... "The Walker" *kitschy 80s music plays*

[@kendrickoyola4290]

70s music

[@robertwalpole360]

Swag. ;)

[@festethephule7553]

@@robertwalpole360 Did you convince Rollo to time travel with you? Because that seems like something you would do. I mean, you already have Guthrom.

[@tibfulv]

Rollo, Texas Ranger.

[@anttibjorklund1869]

@@kendrickoyola4290 Whatever.

[@HistoryMonarch1999]

That rollo walking segment made me laugh so much

[@luisguillermojg]

Same.

[@NelsonStJames]

Yeah, I wasn't ready for that.

[@TheStarswearee]

Me too

[@davehoffman4659]

Eh, it seemed a bit forced to me.

[@ak47groupAKM]

Ha you couldn't walk 10 feet before being slain.

[@angrymonkey9925]

The picture of the queen with Odin's spear is now my backround.

[@AHappyCub]

She looks so badass XD

[@Muhsaft86]

Unfortunately, the Rollo -> Windsor connection is BS.

[@angrymonkey9925]

@@Muhsaft86 🙁

[@shadiafifi54]

@@Muhsaft86 Oh right... yeah, the current family is Windsor/Sax-Gotha from Germany. The official "Norman" line probably died with either Queen Anne (1714) or Queen Elizabeth I (1603). So there's one for Viking Expansion: Lies :P

[@kazmark_gl8652]

Mine is still hitler gobbling Czechoslovakia

[@bunmeadow]

you guys draw horses so cute. Horse plushy any time soon?

[@hexon6956]

nina smith they liked it that’s a yes

[@Iwant2beaEggMonster]

nina smith yasss

[@Udontkno7]

Pls

[@direwoofles9857]

Please yes

[@clar1nettist204]

nina smith YES

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

I want to see, “Odin save the Queen,” on a shirt.

[@robertwalpole360]

I second that motion.

[@maciejarturnadzikiewicz4092]

I woulf totally buy that!

[@Mr.Korzack]

Oh, hell yes!

[@IceLordCryo]

shut up and take my money!!!

[@GriffinPilgrim]

As a thing I saw once put it "Jesus promised to end bad people. Odin promised to end giants. I don't see any giants around..."

[@MCL003]

Love how the kings before were like “really?” When they got their nicknames but Charles the fat was just like “they ain’t wrong”

[@thethiccwarrior6675]

He just kind of goes "they just hating cuz they're more me to Love"

[@chheinrich8486]

Wait rill the next episode, with drunke byzantine emporers😅

[@jellysharkbat]

😂

[@zyaicob]

The Bishop of Chartres did *_not_* just zerg rush Rollo the Walker.

[@Qardo]

Shhh... don't ruin a good story.

[@ccggenius]

Well, yeah... a Zerg rush is generally done with zerglings. He CLEARLY used drones.

[@Ganurath]

@@ccggenius I don't think StarCraft was his game of choice. Perhaps it'd be better to call it a worker rush?

[@akrybion]

@@ccggenius 12/12 Drone rush. GG no re, deinstall n00b. Or... reinstall in Normandy, I guess.

[@Healermain15]

I think he picked the Brettonia faction for this particular battle.

[@iapetusmccool]

"Even as he ravaged the wine country, Paris was never far from his mind". I must have been watching too many "Ten Minute History" videos recently, because I immediately envisaged him leaning in with narrowed eyes, while holding up a sign saying "Soon".

[@marcooosbibendorsht1334]

"In 911 he returned" That's... unfortunate

[@hellothere5350]

Marcus Badenhorst lol

[@tobiassanders3831]

@@Roger_Gustafsson Yeah, the Winged Hussars really like September.

[@moroccomapper4335]

@@tobiassanders3831 the winged hussars are the best in my opinion

[@mackenziemcdaniel-paul8163]

the 9/11 terror attacks hadn't happened yet so it's cool

[@Hammadz-li]

@@mackenziemcdaniel-paul8163 I aernt gonna mess my 11th Stam if some murkians cut what they had sowed

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

Europe: You can't maintain an empire through raiding and fear! Vikings: Hold my mead.

[@hexon6956]

Sorry but I now need to post this on reddit. Will give you credit tho

[@clayxros576]

To the CKII reddit!

[@PennyDreadful1]

They didn't mantain an empire though. They were more of a culture. And back home they were pretty obsessed with rules,courts and laws.

[@goldman77700]

@@PennyDreadful1 Indeed.

[@F0rever_zer0]

you mean vikingers

[@theeNappy]

I somehow missed that Rollo's forces were remnants of the Great Heathen Army the 1st time I saw this. In a very very roundabout way, Ragnar's men *did* conquer England once and for all. Wow

[@Artur_M.]

Great video, but I think you confused "ancestor" with "descendant" at 11:08.

[@Texan.Insomniac]

Nah mate it time travel

[@yoshilorak5897]

I noticed as well.😂

[@emeraldqueen1994]

Artur M., I’ll bet you’re right... 😊

[@loganroy3381]

They always get that one wrong.

[@austinryder2622]

They goofed that on the last series too. They like to have mistakes pointed out so they can correct them in lies

[@ideclaredwaronyourfrenchas4123]

>Gavel-kind Succession CK2 Players know the struggles

[@mitsvanmitsvanio6106]

Then you must know the disease that the Karlings are and the geopolitical rainbow vomit they create.

[@Jon_the_Wizard]

Elective monarchy for life.

[@Yuki_Ika7]

And now ck3

[@jtsgamingandhistorychannel3041]

This is why I prefer primogeniture

[@danilooliveira6580]

btw its important to note that while the man that sacked paris was called Ragnar, there is little evidence that he was THE Ragnar Lothbrok

[@palladin9479]

While the vikings did have something that resembles a written language, it was done on wood and that rots rather quickly. Lots of stuff from that area has been lost in history, what we know is highly suspect as it was carried verbally and become folklore.

[@veneratedaf5203]

Whether there even was a THE Ragnar Lothbrok or if he was a collective tale of the deeds of several great Viking Leaders is disputed too. It's also disputed whether he was Danish or Norwegian lol

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Venerated AF Basically a Dane would claim he is danish and Norwegians would claim otherwise xD

[@historybuilds]

palladin9479 not entirly true tho many people of that times wrote their runes on rocks and Stones! In Uppsala in Sweden are their i think 300 rune stones or even more and in Istanbul/constantinopel in the great curch their are actully runes that Vikings wrote!

[@treeqz401]

@@veneratedaf5203 i think he is swedish. He was born in Uppsala and his son björn was a swede and King in sweden

[@DragoniteSpam]

Matt: King Charles the Fat- Me: Okay, that _can't_ be what they called him. Matt: -yes, really. Me: I'm looking that up. ... REALLY.

[@The5lacker]

Never doubt the ludicrous names of monarchs. Whatever you think is the absolute maximum of absurdity and pettiness, they will exceed.

[@darthhoovy8332]

The Karlings/Karolingians after Charlemagne were famous for being awful rulers

[@yaldabaoth2]

They named him that posthumously, of course. And apparantly erroneously.

[@LordDragon1965]

Aethelred the Unready, of course

[@DreadBirate]

He seems cool with it

[@shawnheatherly]

Rollo's story is quite impressive, but nothing is besting Odin Save the Queen for me.

[@JohnnyElRed]

Everytime you came with a "but" after one of Rollo's plans, I started fearing for him.

[@zyaicob]

He should take notes from one Otto.

[@andrewwood9422]

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do a series on Charlemagne. He is such an interesting character and yet he is severely under represented.

[@AleksoLaĈevalo999]

He is quite well represented in historical media I think.

[@thyme8668]

Walking was invented by Rolo the walker in 20633 when he tried to jump with 1 leg 2 times at once

[@juniperrodley9843]

Indeed it was, comrade

[@phoenixfoster-smith8585]

John Running discovered Running after he tried beating Rollo in a race. It was said he tried to walk twice.

[@Matt-cz6ti]

Ancestor, descendant, it’s not like they’re polar opposites

[@htoodoh5770]

Fake Name Ah, yes they are.

[@lightlysalted7790]

r/woooooosh

[@johnapple6646]

@@lightlysalted7790 that's not how whooshing works you lemon

[@rockyblacksmith]

The funny thing about all those king's nicknames is that almost none of them are meant in the way we read them today. Charles the Bald was likely named such in reference to the fact that for a long time, he had no land to rule. Charles the Fat got his nickname only hundrets of years later, likely due to his reputation as a weak king. And Charles the Simple had his nickname (originally more along the lines of "Charles the straightforward") corrupted.

[@q345ify]

I love the Byzantines did pretty much the exact same thing the Franks did except they didn't wait for their cities to be sacked before bribing the enemy

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Western Rome did that as well for the later years of the empire.

[@hexon6956]

Sara Samaletdin he means that they did the same thing with the vikingers. Have you ever heard of the great varingian guard?

[@boygenius538_8]

For who? The Turks?

[@rogueflintlock44]

@@boygenius538_8 It's been two years, but I think he meant the Varangian Guard.

[@Dragons_Armory]

11:08 Quick note: William the Conqueror is Rollo's descendant not ancestor. I'm sure that's what you meant. Spectacular series 💖

[@jturn103]

William the conquer was my descend.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

When Rollo charged into battle, his famous battlecry was: *“ROLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLO....”*

You meant when he *rolls* into battle

[@abcdef27669]

They see he rolling, and them run for their lives.

[@Artur_M.]

Sire, please!

[@ilijas3041]

Keep rollin'rollin'rollin'rollin'rollin

[@junoespada2896]

Wololo

[@azmendozafamily]

Dang, tha clip of Rollo the walker must have tripled the animation budget! Lol love this channel

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

* Norwegian laughter followed by Norwegian arrows *

[@mingolaflare6224]

* Danish laughter followed by conquering Norway *

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

Mingo La Flare * confused laughter trying to understand potato language *

[@PokePresto]

When did Denmark conquer Norway? Just curius

[@crookedsun533]

They never did. A danish king got the norwegian crown due to some sucession mumbo jumbo and never actually invaded like some people think...

[@informitas0117]

Norse*

[@8-ball350]

I love the fact that he tried to make peace with the 2 higher powers he believed in just in case one was false.

[@zergvsgenin]

5:40 "Oh God, it's the warrior monks all over again."

[@yv3970]

*Ishiyama Honganji intensifies*

[@spookerd]

I'm going to pretend that Rolo candy was made in tribute to Rollo. That's my new canon.

[@LeviathanStorm38]

*cue Wat's voice from A Knight's Tale* It's probably true. :)

[@juniperrodley9843]

#Lifeheadcanon

[@weldonwin]

And that 80's British kids show, King Rollo is actually about him

[@MrMiner-lt1ny]

THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND IS RELATED TO ROLLO WHAT!?!?!? (That's Awesome!)

[@datuputi777]

Technically if you believe the tudors hubris. Imo they died in war of the roses but hey that's my opinion.

[@GlidusFlowers]

Mathematically speaking, most Europeans probably are. But yes, it is cool.

[@mariusdire]

@@datuputi777 even if Henry VII had no Plantagenent blood he married into the house of York, Elizabeth, the daughter of Edward IV. So the line holds. Even George the first was a fairly near cousin to Anne Stuart, despite being German.

[@aroundhere1200]

Yeah just a fun fact Charles the prince of Wales is actually a descendent of Vland the impaler sooooo yeah

[@dragatus]

I'm pretty sure he's an ancestor of pretty much every white European by now. Or at the very least every partially white western European.

[@DeltaXXI]

"... free robes, ka-ching!" - I lost it here. xD

[@FunkyAceFR]

As someone from Normandy, I have to thank you for this episode

[@lostwizard]

Damn. The more Extra HIstory episodes I watch, the more fascinating history becomes. And the more brain asplodey. It's astounding how much influence some groups of people had on the history of so many parts of the world down the ages. Like the celts. And the topical vikings. If only history could be taught with the type of narrative the EH team uses. I think more people would pay attention.

[@taylorhancock5834]

Yay, Rollo the Walker! I read a book on him when I was a kid, so I have some nostalgic favoritism for him...gotta love being too tall for your horse...

[@GlacialScion]

@@Iarlen But how could he be fat if he had to walk everywhere?

[@GlacialScion]

@@Iarlen Yeah, but this guy was raiding all around Europe for decades, meaning he walked all across Europe. Not your typical fat cat king.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Horses however back then were smaller than now (they were bred for so long they are now as big as they probably can get).

[@lyreparadox]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 Yeah, horses back then were more like ponies.

[@adrianjezierski8093]

Maybe he never learned how to rider a horse and was ashamed od IT and made it into a legend xd

[@taylormanton3013]

Odin save the queen hits different now

[@Rtgaming-je2zs]

Ck2 sound track plays in my mind........((Viking GODZ))

[@franciscolomeli8931]

Damn I want to play as a pagan now

[@dovienya737]

You should wait a couple of weeks if you do, a major DLC is coming reforming mutch of the game including pagans.

[@hexon6956]

Tycho van Woggelum HOLY FURY BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[@Tytoalba777]

deus vult intensifies

[@deepseafish257]

This video made me remember my first playthrough... the immortal Charles the fat... at least now I feel better about his nickname

[@doso4782]

I find vikings really interesting! I went to Birka recently. It’s a cool Swedish viking village. The tour guide told us that in Sweden there is more silver from East Europe and the Middle East than in East Europe and the Middle East because of viking trade. Birka was a trade hub. If you can, I recommend a visit. There is a museum, a mock viking village, sheep, and more!

[@justcallmehfenux1186]

I WILL DRINK FROM YOUR SKULL!

[@tacticalweeaboo4840]

LESS TALKING MORE RAIDING!

[@therevan2783]

Your Money or your Life

[@drunkenslav2334]

EH

[@frapadingue7066]

But... But it's almost harvesting season :/

[@b0leg23]

I will drink from *yer* skull*

[@frankharr9466]

"Yes, that was really his name" could be the motto of this spate of Extra History episodes.

[@addaccount9246]

You see me Rollo(ing) but instead im walking

[@Spllyn]

They all be trying to catch me raiding dirty

[@harrisonissac8810]

@@Spllyn this deserves more likes

[@MrCrashDavi]

+

[@pascall0]

Honestly: it took me a while to get used to the new voice, but im used to it now. Doing a great job dude! keep it up.

[@CommissarMitch]

Rollo are you walking Are you walking You walking Rollo?!!

[@Carewolf]

Rollo, are you walking? Are you walking? Are you walking, Rollo? You've been trapped by.. You stuck a deal with.. a smooth Carolingian.

[@TheCreepypro]

damn this was dope Rollo the Walker was awesome but the last fact about the queen blew my mind good job you guys you've still got that magic spark that makes this channel so special looking forward to the next episode

[@brotherchair1632]

One of the best series

[@sharkdentures3247]

I gotta say, I really enjoy your videos. They are very . . . .edutational? Entertaining & Educational. Please keep up the good work.

[@nicolaslegeret-harris631]

Great video! Im actually a direct descendant of Rollo. Its true he was huge. All the men in my family are taller than 2 meters (im around 205 cm)

[@JamesSeawardOfficial]

Rollo, 1st Duke of Normandy is my 25th great grandfather. My father's surname is Dickinson which goes right back to Walter de Caen, then goes back Rollo, then to Odin Wouten of Asgard (ancient Russia), then back to all the Kings of Troy, which is now modern day Turkey. That's about 90 BC.

[@mishrahimanshu9765]

25 th great grandpa doesnt count up He was born in 800-900 CE average generation if we take 25 yrs then it will be 40 generations in 1000 yrs

[@yv3970]

charlamain : builds navy danish vikings : that wasint very cash money of you

[@samgopnik6638]

"Odin Save The Queen " there's no any badass sentence than that

[@wukongamatics2748]

Also, to note, the Great Heathen army was lead by Lodbrok’s sons, one of them being Ivar the Boneless, they invaded England because the King of Northumbria had executed Lodbrok by throwing him into a pit of vipers

[@sanvitkatrekar6771]

Keep up the good work Extra Credits, I have seen all your videos till date☺☺

[@Lady_in_Yearning]

4:10 The king be like: "Eh, I ain't ashamed of my body"

[@YourMsRightHere]

Rollo the Walker is the best animation that you have ever done.

[@allegedman]

"Rollo the walker" (1970s porn guitar riffs) I admit, I laughed pretty hard at that. 4:39

[@MatthewJemilo]

The editing here is fantastic! You guys are awesome!

[@danoham10]

Who came up with these french kings names hahaha

[@シロダサンダー]

The people themselves. Back in Frankish days they didn't care to exhalt their kings too much. Charles the Great was an aberration.

[@danoham10]

@@シロダサンダー I now officially love the people of 10th century France

[@datuputi777]

They didn't last god knows how much norman they are.

[@PkMnNeWb]

You see a lot of interesting nicknames in this time period all over northern and western Europe. The Scandinavian sagas contains countless of weird names, mind you that the Lodbrok in Ragnar Lodbrok means "hairy breeches".

[@tommarch.4493]

@@danoham10 At this time it's was not realy people (because people doesn't care of their ruler at this time (in every european countries !)) but official chronic (made during the rule of after)

[@LordBrimstone1]

8:45 Nice quick, and subtle reference to the relative recently discovered fact that Rollo was friends with Guthrum, EC. Nicely done.

[@ashbornphoenix7104]

I find it funny that at 11:16 you make it sound surprising that the Queen of England is a descendant of Rollo when here in the island of Jersey she is still known as the Duke of Normandy. than again that's a unique situation and we are a very small Island.

[@HiHi-kt2lh]

10:06 YES WE ARE AT COMPLETE PEACE THERE WILL NEVER BE A BATTLE HERE EVER - Rollo

[@AzariahWolf]

I've always said that my favorite historical irony was that the last successful invasion of Britain -- and thus the current line of succession -- was by descendants of Vikings currently living in France -- literally two of Britain's fiercest rivals combining to take the throne.

[@patronofdragons]

Fun fact, the reason Frankish kings had so many blunt titles is due to the fact there were so many names that were repeated. There were lots of Charles and Louis.

[@sion8]

Yep. It wasn't until later that the idea of numbering them came to be.

[@pg3384]

11:10 “Rollo’s _ancestor_ William the Conqueror” I bet that’s going to be a hiccup.

[@itsjustahaze]

I Just found out im a direct descendant of Rollo and William the conqueror this is so cool! Thanks for making it!

[@raph9584]

Actually one of the reasons Ragnar accepted the money to leave was because his army was weakened by the Plague and Ragnar knew he could not replenish his losses neither defend his position any longer as it is heavily belief he wanted to burn the entire city to the ground.

[@jenna2720]

There are so many Charles in this part of French history. I always get Charles the Simple confused with Charles the Fat, and Charles the Fat confused with Charles the Bald, and conflate Charles the Bald with Charles the Younger.

[@Mateo-oq7ui]

4:29 "You underestimate the son of a shepard?"

[@TheoHiggins]

The moment you mentioned William the Conqueror was the moment I realised you'd been telling my own history too. That was a freaking cool moment.

[@kingsofserbiangameplay1623]

Never mess with the Bishop of Charters

[@SydTheAnt]

Awesome love your videos great work extra history best channel.... Keep doing such war videos i love them..... Once again awesome videos

[@tapatiovidzz]

That sounds super weird, "Kissing the royal foot"

[@moriskurth628]

Depending on the context, it could mean kissing a special foot for the occation, kissing the monarch's foot, or kissing an entire unit of royal infantry/footsoldiers (oftentimes simply called the Royal "Foot").

[@Tyler-sy7jo]

It was a sign of respect to the king as to "kiss his foot" requires that you get on your hands and knees and bow your head in front of the king. I'm not sure if they literally kissed the king's foot, but it wouldn't surprise me. This makes the action of Rollo so much better. Not only did he get his servant to do it, the servant pulled the kings foot up to his mouth so he would not have to grovel before him. Then, as I want to picture it, flung the king to the ground by his leg.

[@feron_ve]

Only Extra History can make raiding the British throne look like a MMO boss raid

[@maximaldinotrap]

"Rollo's ancestor" Wouldn't that be descendant?

[@renyland8015]

This is definitely my favorite series

[@jackthatmonkey8994]

The funniest thing I ever heard "Vikingrs coming back for extra baptisms for free robes"

[@achmadmuslich5671]

Oh gosh, this lesson make it little bit too hard to consume in mind because I watched Vikings series and they mess with the pure story and timeline. But sweet, you guys gonna straight it up.

[@roathrobin]

CK2 players already knew all this

[@Nemes_memes]

I’d like to see an extra history about Grutte Pier sometime.

[@kirne3953]

Great video, but please, DON'T GIVE THE SOLDIER OF THE EARLY MEDIVAL ERA PLATE ARMOR!!!

[@SarSaraneth]

If you want accurate art, you're in the wrong place.

[@platonicbuu7454]

People had arms too...js

[@JosteinZG]

To add to that, The guy you refered to here as Rolo the walker is refered to as Gange Rolv in the book written by Snorre from Iceland, that talks about the storys of the kings of norway from when Odinism was the religion til it was a unified christian country. And yes that guy that is sayed to originate the British kings, as also mentioned there, was born in Norway. Gange Rolv liked raiding so much that he dissobeyed the new rules that sayed that it was not allowed to raid inside of Norway, so he was exspelled from the norweagan kingdom at that time.

[@PavarottiAardvark]

....I feel that the Lies episode needs to address whether you can really draw a line between Rollo and the current Queen Elizabeth. Edward the IV kind of breaks that line.

[@Crazymerc22]

You can't necessarilly draw a direct line of lords of Normandy and then Monarchs of England from Rollo to William to the current queen, but due to things like intermarriages between nobles a direct bloodline connection can be made, but that is mostly due to the fact that most nobles in England have at least some blood connection of William the Conqueror.

[@datuputi777]

@@Crazymerc22 no not really.

[@GlacialScion]

@@datuputi777 Well, damn. You convinced me.

[@ocadioan]

Why Edward IV? According to wiki, his great-great-grandfather was Edward III, and his daughter married Richard VII and gave birth to Henry VIII.

[@anttibjorklund1869]

@@datuputi777 Here you go: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree_of_English_and_British_monarchs A family tree from the Dukes of Normandy to the current Queen

[@vortac4995]

Im loving this series

[@francinemcloughlin6096]

Charles the bald- Drawn with hair? Something's wrong here....

[@danmenard6917]

Ah, but the top of his head was hidden by his crown. And Charles the Bald sounds mildly better than Charles the Balding.

[@Healermain15]

Charles the Hairy doesn't sound much better to be honest.

[@danmenard6917]

@@Healermain15 Hairy Chucky?

[@AleksoLaĈevalo999]

He was bald because he had no land before enthronement.

[@marloyorkrodriguez9975]

Bald or bold depending on translation

[@genijable]

I scolled throught the comments and did not find it yet, but at 6:45 Rollo ages at an incredible rate. *His beard changes from yellow to grey.*

[@timothypacker4276]

Really hated how they portrayed Rollo in the Vikings tv show. They portrayed him as a petulant traitorous little brother of Ragnar. So many people now believe that's real history. Rollo never even knew Ragnar. He certainly wasn't his brother. Rollo was a very intelligent fierce Viking warrior in his own right. He founded the Norman Dynasty for God's sake. The Normans only changed the entire history of Europe. The tv show really diminished him. Shame on em. 😞

[@carloscaro9121]

Odin Save the Queen is the urban fantasy series I didn't know I needed until right now.

[@MichaelSmith-ij2ut]

6:45 The battle aged Rollo's beard terribly.

[@iamlegend3276]

Rollo just joined my settlement in Valhalla I am grateful to have him.

[@cookingwithgrad7105]

Excuse me could you do a episode on the sumerians

[@cookingwithgrad7105]

@Prussian Eagle thanks

[@dragatus]

Patrons on Patreon get to vote on what topics to cover.

[@cookingwithgrad7105]

@@dragatus oh.... darn

[@Madhattersinjeans]

@@cookingwithgrad7105 I love democracy.

[@cookingwithgrad7105]

@@Madhattersinjeans i like it to

[@zackakai5173]

0:30 "Well of course he gonna keep coming back Charles! You give him 6000 pounds he gonna assume you got more!"

[@njvikesfan0162]

A land called Normandy *SAVING PRIVATE RYAN INTENSIFIES*

[@kartikraavi513]

William is Rollo's DESCENDANT

[@failedleopard3685]

This is why you don't have gavelkind succession.

[@hexon6956]

FailedLeopard I actually find gavelkind pretty good at solving bordergore and blobbing. Would never use it my self thought.

[@corvus1374]

That sure messed up the Carolingian Empire irl, did't it?

[@albertamalachi3560]

corvus13 Karlings. Karlings everywhere!

[@hexon6956]

@@corvus1374 yes

[@Matthew_Calmert]

You're doing a great job narrating. Keep it up

[@Epimetheus419]

in 911 he returned

[@Loremastrful]

I'd like to thank Lars Brownworth whose Norman Centuries podcast prepared me for this invasion.

[@ferretzim8694]

Man, vikings ruled Europe back then. And imagine if they'd kept the american colony alive.

[@math3000]

You mean Vinland

[@icarovieira5016]

Thanks be to God that didn’t happen!!!

[@OytheGreat]

Somehow that epithet 'the Walker' sounds way more menacing than the ones like 'the Great', 'the Conqueror' and all that jazz.