Rollo the Viking - Fargo, ND
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N 46° 52.751 W 096° 47.546
14T E 668207 N 5194103
This statue is located in a green space south of 3rd Ave N at 9th St. in downtown Fargo.
Waymark Code: WM10V4W
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2019
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Rollo brought his men from Norway to the northwest of France and signed a treaty with King Charles in 911 granting him land near Rouen. His achievement as founder of Normandy seems considerable but in his own day he was simply a Northmannic leader who got some territorial concessions from the Frankish king.
Twin bronze statues of Rollo the Viking were copied from the original stone statue sculpted in 1863 by renowned sculptor, Arsene Letellier and erected in the City of Rouen (the capital of Normandy), France in 1865. One statue was sent as a gift to Rollo's Ålesund, Norway, birthplace and one was sent to Fargo.
July 12, 1912 this statue was placed and dedicated by Fargo Mayor William Sweet; North Dakota Congressman L.B. Hanna; H.J. Hagen, President of Scandanavian American Bank; G. Maugras, Secretary of the Embassy of France in Washington, DC.
Information from NDSU Archives, link below.
Text on Monument/Memorial Sign or Plaque:
FOR
WORLD PEACE
NORMANS
UNITED
ROLLO
Born 860 A.D.
At More Norway
Founded The Dukedom
Of Normandy 911
His Line Through
William The Conqueror
Became The Royal House
Of England 1066
And Of Norway 1905
Website about the Peace Monument/Memorial: [Web Link]
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