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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...

A view of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. The cemetery commemorates U.S. soldiers who died during the D-Day Normandy Landings of June 1944 and subsequent fighting in the Second World War...

In this collection of resources, we look at the events of D-Day, 6 June 1944, when the Allies stormed the Normandy beaches in France on the first day of a campaign to free Western Europe from occupation by Nazi Germany during the Second World...

A photograph showing Sherman tanks belonging to a French armoured unit after landing at Utah Beach in August 1944 during the Normandy Landings of WWII. (Imperial War Museums)

Clive Standen as Rollo of Normandy in the TV series Vikings. Photo by Jonathan Hession/HISTORY - © 2015 The HISTORY Channel

A photograph showing a British armoured column moving inland from Gold Beach following the Normandy Landings of D-day 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

A 19th century CE painting by Jean-Joseph Dassy of Robert of Normandy at the Siege of Antioch, 1097-8 CE during the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE).

A statue in Falaise, France of the Viking chieftain Rollo of Normandy (r. 911-927 CE).

A statue in Rouen, France of the Viking chieftain Rollo of Normandy (r. 911-927 CE).

A photograph of Pegasus Bridge on the Caen Canal after its capture on D-Day 6 June 1944 by British paratroopers. Control of the bridge was vital to the eastern flank of the Allied Normandy Landings, preventing German panzer divisions from...