Rollo

Speech parts

1. Rollo - Noun

2. Rollo - Proper noun

Meaning

Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)

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Examples

No danger anywhere, it seemed to Rollo Martins of that sudden reckless moment when the scent of hair or a hand against the side alters life. Graham Greene

"Rebelling acts as a substitute for the more difficult process of struggling through to one's own autonomy, to new beliefs,” writes Rollo May, as if one could struggle through to one's own identity without rebelling. Russell Jacoby

Its really good to have so distinctive a name as an actress. No one ever forgets it. My sister and brother are called Perdita and Rollo. Actually, my family calls me Hollyhocks. Honeysuckle Weeks

Family A genealogical chart of the Norman dynasty Dudo records that Rollo took Popa (or Poppa), a daughter of Berenger, Count of Rennes, as a wife and with her had their son and Rollo's heir, William. Source: Internet

Crouch, 2002 pg. 3 The earliest record is from 918, when an act of Charles the Simple mentions that he conceded land to "Rollo and his associates" for "the protection of the kingdom." Source: Internet

In return, Rollo swore fealty to Charles, converted to Christianity, and undertook to defend the northern region of France against the incursions of other Viking groups. Source: Internet

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