Pro tutela regni : revisiting a royal diploma from 918 on the birth of Normandy and the first ‘ducal’ laws
Gilduin Davy
The Treaty of Saint‐Clair‐sur‐Epte (911) and the cession Normandy to Rollo have long been considered as evidence a decline in Carolingian power during reign Charles III Simple. If, twentieth century, this view has undergone gradual revision, role that king could played process Normans’ installation on Seine remains obscure. A review relevant royal diplomas, particular 14 March 918, suggests, however, active participation by emergence Norman march Neustria: is say, political legal programme intended reaffirm authority over part regnum Francorum . This rereading, based Frankish texts, Christian ideology Roman heritage, suggests new interpretation settlement Scandinavians Normandy, principality, genesis famous ‘laws Rollo’.
Early Medieval Europe