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Rollo
Rollo or Hrolf , c.860-c.932, first duke of Normandy. As leader of the Norman pirates settled at the mouth of the Seine, he attacked (910) Paris and Chartres. By the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) with King Charles III of France, he received in fief the territory his men had occupied (part... Read more
Norsemen
Norsemen name given to the Scandinavian Vikings who raided and settled on the coasts of the European continent in the 9th and 10th cent. They are also referred to as Northmen or Normans. Recent research indicates that Norse raids of Western Europe may have been known in the early Middle Ages. Amo... Read more
Normandy
Normandy , Fr. Normandie , region and former province, NW France, bordering on the English Channel. It now includes five departments—Manche, Calvados, Eure, Seine-Maritime, and Orne. Normandy is a region of flat farmland, forests, and gentle hills. The economy is based on cattle raising, fish... Read more
Maryland
Maryland , one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). Facts and Figures Area, 10,577 sq mi (27,394 sq km). Pop. (2000) 5,296,468, a ... Read more
France
France , officially French Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 60,656,000), 211,207 sq mi (547,026 sq km), W Europe. France is bordered by the English Channel (N), the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay (W), Spain and Andorra (SW), the Mediterranean Sea (S), Switzerland and Italy (SE), and Germany,... Read more

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Rollo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Rollo The Viking adventurer Rollo (ca. 860-ca. 932) founded the line of the dukes of Normandy...became the most powerful French dukedom. Probably born in Norway, Rollo, or Rolf, was the son of R ö gnvald, Earl of M ö...
Rollo's Wild Oat
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Rollo's Wild Oat (1920), a comedy by Clare Kummer . [Punch and Judy Theatre, 228 perf.] Rollo Webster ( Roland Young ), the amiable heir...performance, Goldie‐Ophelia interrupts Rollo‐Hamlet to tell him his grandfather...
May, Rollo
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology Rollo May 1909-1994 American existential psychoanalyst who popularized a humanistic, spiritually based psychology. Rollo May was one of the most influential American psychologists of the twentieth century. He helped to introduce European existential...
Peters, (Charles) Rollo, (III)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Peters, [Charles] Rollo, [III] (1892–1967), actor and designer. The son of the California painter Charles Rollo Peters, he was born in Paris but raised in California and later studied art in Europe. When Peters returned to...
Rollo Duke of Normandy
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Rollo Duke of Normandy, see Bloody Brother, The .
Rollo Books
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Rollo Books, series of juvenile novels by Jacob Abbott .
Rollo May
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rollo May 1909-94, American psychologist, b. Ada, Ohio. Previously a theological student and Congregational minister, May received...
Normandy, duchy of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...by the king of the west Franks to a Viking chieftain named Rollo. This initial grant was supplemented by others and the whole...forged into a coherent political entity during the 10th cent. by Rollo's descendants. The respective roles within the duchy's...
Power
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology ...that power is a more crucial motivation than hunger or thirst. Rollo May has written about power in terms of individual human potential...integrative (power with another person). Further Reading May, Rollo. Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence...
Normandy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the Norsemen, it finally was ceded (911) to their chief, Rollo, 1st duke of Normandy, by Charles III (Charles the Simple...for whom the region was named, soon accepted Christianity. Rollo's successors acquired neighboring territories in a series...

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Rollo
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Rollo ( c. 860–931) Leader of a band of VIKINGS that invaded north-western France. In 912 as Duke Robert he accepted...
Myers, Rollo (Hugh)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Myers, Rollo (Hugh) ( b Chislehurst, 1892; d Chichester, 1985). Eng. writer on music. Mus. critic for Times then Daily Telegraph 1920...
Morgan, Herbert Rollo
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography MORGAN, HERBERT ROLLO (b. Medford, Minnesota, 21 March 1875; d . Washington, D.C., 11 June 1957) astronomy . Morgan was the son of Henry D...
Normandy, duchy of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...by the king of the west Franks to a Viking chieftain named Rollo. This initial grant was supplemented by others and the whole...forged into a coherent political entity during the 10th cent. by Rollo's descendants. By the first years of the 11th cent. Normandy...
Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Taurog) (co-sc) 1932 This Reckless Age (sc); Sky Bride (co-sc); Million Dollar Legs (Cline) (co-sc); "Rollo and the Roadhogs" and "The Three Marines" sketches of If I Had a Million (sc) 1933 Diplomaniacs (co-sc); Emergency...
Norman
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Scandinavian (‘Northmen’) and Frankish people established there in early medieval times. The area, secured by Rollo in 912 from Charles III of France, was inadequate for settlement since inheritance laws left younger sons without territory...
Printer's Devil
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Apprenticeship in Colonial Philadelphia. Outstanding Dissertations in the Fine Arts Series. New York: Garland, 1985. Silver, Rollo G. The American Printer, 1787 – 1825. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1967. Milton W. Hamilton...
Buscemi, Steve
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Kill? (Me and the Mob ) (Rainone); Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino) (as Mr. Pink); In the Soup (Rockwell) (as Aldolpho Rollo) 1993 Ed and His Dead Mother (Bon Appetit, Mama ) (Wacks) (as Ed Chilton); Twenty Bucks (Rosenfeld) (as Frank...
Cleese, John
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Swan Princess (Richard Rich—animation) (as voice of Jean-Bob) 1996 Fierce Creatures (Robert M. Young) (as Rollo Lee, + co-sc, co-pr) 1998 The Out-Of-Towners (Weisman) (as Mr. Mersault) 1999 The World Is Not Enough (Apted...
Darrieux, Danielle
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Poitrenaud); Méfiez-vous, mesdames! (Hunebelle) 1964 Patate (Friend of the Family ) (Thomas) (as Edith Rollo) 1965 Le Coup de grâce (Cayrol and Durand); L'Or du Duc (Baratier); Le Dimanche de la vie (Herman) 1967...

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Carol Rollo goes west (side) for the young man.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 4/10/1985; ; 700+ words ; NEW YORK -- Carol Rollo hits her customer where he lives. Fifteen years ago Rollo, with more panache than cash, opened her first...the hip and affluent, was a perfect location for Rollo's fashion forward men's and women's boutique...
Tides Rollo focusing on track
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 5/13/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...to football for Sherman High junior Jake Rollo this spring, but that will change starting today. Rollo will compete in the 100-, 200- and 400...nine states. The 6-foot-4, 178-pound Rollo ranked second among the participants with...
Joe Rollo.(Insight)(head of the International Department of the Wine Institute in California)(Column)
Magazine article from: Wines & Vines; 8/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...industry is blessed with people like Joe Rollo. He's an apparently easy-going guy...or if he doesn't, he'll find out. Rollo is the head of the international department...world with the funds we had available," Rollo said. "In the end it was just the hard...
Prominent & Dominant: ; Sherman's Rollo attracting plenty of college attention
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 8/19/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...player. He tells the visitor that Jake Rollo will become the best athlete he has coached...Conference. Skiles is inquiring about Rollo, who has the athletic ability to play...he isn't the only one calling about Rollo. Furthermore, his competitors can offer...
Di Rollo worth the weight
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 3/5/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...obvious candidates and opted for Marcus Di Rollo, adding by way of an explanation: "the word is that Di Rollo could upstage everyone". Good things come...fully five years after it was published. Di Rollo toured North America in 2002, winning his...
Richard H. Rollo Sr. of Vernon Hills.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 6/27/2007; 528 words ; Richard H. Rollo Sr. of Vernon Hills Visitation for Richard H. Rollo Sr., 72, will be from 4 p.m. until the time of...Park following a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Rollo had lived in Vernon Hills since 1974. He was a 1952...
Pop: Defender of the faith Rollo Armstrong, a prolific producer and the creative heart of Faithless, won't perform in public - unlike his sister, Dido. Instead, he tells ADAM HOWORTH, he prefers to remain the man behind the scenes
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/12/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...platinum- selling, Svengali producers, Rollo Armstrong has to be one of the sanest...Armstrong - credited on records simply as "Rollo" - is a more laid-back, if equally...In fact, when the going gets tough - Rollo goes shopping. "I'm a relatively impatient...
Rollo Entertainment, Inc.: Concludes IPO And Establishes Recording Facility
PR Newswire; 8/27/1996; 700+ words ; NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Rollo Entertainment, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board...Management/Production Contracts with ROLLO currently utilizing such facility, with...recording purposes. In addition to that, ROLLO has recently become an exclusive US representative...
Quick-healing Di Rollo all set for return to centre stage.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 2/9/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: NIALL AITCHESON MARCUS di ROLLO last night said he was confident of overcoming...RBS Six Nations game against Wales. Di Rollo's participation in the Millennium Stadium...another enforced spell on the sidelines. Di Rollo has been named in Frank Hadden's starting...
Di Rollo chasing Gunners hat-trick
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 1/4/2002; ; 700+ words ; MARCUS DI ROLLO today pledged to help Edinburgh Rugby reach...qualify for the knock-out stages centre Di Rollo insisted there was nevertheless plenty...ground in the form of a three timer. Di Rollo said: "All of a sudden it has started...