Memorial essay on some phases of the maritime life of France and England directly traceable to the vikings . from home, om Neustrias shore he foundA home full worthy of his great renown,And here he gathered hosts of heros braveWho fought to conquer or to seek a Roman and of Franc he left no trace,But planted in the land a new-born raceWhose courage blended well with reasons pirate-chief to faith oped wide his soul,And as a statesman played a founders sword made wide th horizon of his he ruled as duke, the while kings fearedWhen Rollos battle-ry, harou, the
Memorial essay on some phases of the maritime life of France and England directly traceable to the vikings . from home, om Neustrias shore he foundA home full worthy of his great renown,And here he gathered hosts of heros braveWho fought to conquer or to seek a Roman and of Franc he left no trace,But planted in the land a new-born raceWhose courage blended well with reasons pirate-chief to faith oped wide his soul,And as a statesman played a founders sword made wide th horizon of his he ruled as duke, the while kings fearedWhen Rollos battle-ry, harou, they heardRising from ships that anchored neath the lofty strains the Scalds his deeds proclaimed—•Him History one of her heros named—Founder of Normandy, Old Norways mighty son! it® . op J 3 3 21P> ^ m tr P oo ?,cd as o O * M, 3 • r+ja 5 3 m o a i wo i 3 p^p - 3^ 3 I1 1-11 >0 P o3-a a o t» o ^,S3~ » m f° o M » 3 M> Ct>BO 3 oi o M •o So 01 |3 & (6 p^ O 03 2. ii> tro 3*~~CD ^ P OQCO OCf- »3 £*<« J3 ° o:» « onP 00 * » 2 » P o 3 3 3. ROLLO OF NORMANDY 11 FOREWORD. Last year Normandy celebrated the thousandth anniversary of its conquest and settlement by the Northmen, andthis unique celebration was participated in, not only by French-men at home and abroad, but by Englishmen as well as by Nor-wegians, Danes, and Swedes. The National Organization ofthe Sons of Norway in the United States, having been asked tosend a delegate to Rouen as their representative, chose Mr. OlafB. Ray, who before the Congress held at Rouen from the sixth tothe tenth of June, 1911, read an essay on Some Phases of theMiaritime Life of France and England Directly Traceable to theVikings. Mr. Ray was no sooner back from his visit to Normandy thanhe spoke to the author of this Memorial Essay about writ-ing something for our own people in America that would1 enablethem to recognize, if only superficially, the great part playedin the worlds historical drama by
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