# Rollo of Normandy — WHE Definition Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [November 8, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/rollo-of-normandy-whe-definition-discussion/16973 "2018-11-08T17:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/rollo-of-normandy-whe-definition-discussion/16973/1 "2018-11-08T17:00:20Z")
Rollo (l. c.860-c.930 CE, r. 911-927 CE) was a Viking chieftain who became the founder and first ruler of the region of Normandy. He converted to Christianity as part of a deal with the Frankish king Charles the Simple (893-923 CE) in 911 CE (changing his name to Robert) and his story was then embellished upon by later Christian writers who held him up as a role model: a savage Viking chief who became a paragon of Christian virtue and established law in the land. In doing so, however, they largely ignored whatever was known of Rollo's life prior to his involvement with Charles. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Rollo\_of\_Normandy/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rollo_of_Normandy/)._ ---
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