Summary: <div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><font size="4"><img src="http://sagathing.podbean.com/mf/web/kzmhte/SmilingRollo.jpg" alt="SmilingRollo.jpg"></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">In this episode, we celebrate the<br> life and accomplishments of the historical Rollo. Known to many as the envious brother of the<br> incomparable Ragnar Loðbrok in the History Channel’s <em>Vikings</em>. While the historical Rollo may not have been<br> Ragnar’s brother, Vikings gets a lot of things right. As an exile from his homeland, Rollo earned<br> the nickname “the Walker” by wandering throughout northern Europe raiding and<br> conquering everything in his path. Among<br> his most significant conquests would come to be known as Normandy, a territory<br> in northern France named for the Northmen led by Rollo in the late 9th or early<br> 10th century. Fearing further Viking<br> aggression, the French King Charles the Simple turned over the city of Rouen over<br> to Rollo and his men. This simple act<br> (get it?) provided the French with a buffer against future Viking attacks from<br> the north. Or so they hoped. In this case, it worked out nicely. Rollo and his fellow Vikings quickly rebuilt<br> the territories they had ravaged and assimilated into French culture. Rollo’s descendants would go on to play a<br> very significant role in European history. <br> As the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror, Rollo’s<br> blood flows through many veins of later European royalty. </font></p> <p></p> <br> <br> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4"></font></p> <p> </p>If you’re interested in learning<br> more about that part of the story, we recommend the following episodes of Rex<br> Factor, our very favorite podcast:<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4"></font></p> <p></p> <br> <br> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4"></font></p> <p> </p> <a href="http://rexfactor.podbean.com/e/17-william-the-conqueror/">http://rexfactor.podbean.com/e/17-william-the-conqueror/</a><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4"></font></p> <p></p> <br> <br> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style: normal;"><font size="4"></font></p> <p> </p> <a href="http://rexfactor.podbean.com/e/18-william-rufus/">http://rexfactor.podbean.com/e/18-william-rufus/</a><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: large;">Looking for more <em>Vikings </em>and Saga Thing cross-over? We've got a few episodes that might interest you:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/episode-7-the-saga-of-ragnar-lothbrok-and-his-sons/" title="">The Saga of Ragnar Loðbrok and His Sons</a><span style="font-family: Garamond;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Garamond;">- where we review the medieval stories behind the <em>Vikings </em>hero.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/saga-brief-1-the-blood-eagle/" title="http://">The Blood Eagle</a><span style="font-family: Garamond;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; font-family: Garamond;">- where we discuss the Viking practice of splitting a man open and its historical veracity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/saga-brief-3-krakumal/" title="http://">The Krákumál</a><span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: large;"> - a detailed look at the famous death song of Ragnar</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.michael-milsom.org.uk/mdm/images/rollo4.jpg" alt="rollo4.jpg"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""></p> </div>
