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Rollo

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Rol·lo  (rl) Also called Hrolf (hrlf, rlf) or Rolf (rlf) 860?-931?
Norse chieftain and the first duke of Normandy.
Rollo [ˈrɒləʊ]
n
(Biographies / Rollo (?860-?930) M, Norse, MILITARY: war leader) ?860-?930 ad, Norse war leader who received from Charles the Simple a fief that formed the basis of the duchy of Normandy Also called Rolf Rolf the Ganger
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Noun1.Rollo - Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
Hrolf, Rolf


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It was to Wilson, his valet, with whom he frequently chatted in airy fashion before rising of a morning, that Rollo Finch first disclosed his great idea.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
But heed him not---out and to thy people---Cry your Saxon onslaught, and let them sing their war-song of Rollo, if they will; vengeance shall bear a burden to it.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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