Standbeelden

The famous Viking Rollo, or Rolf the Ganger, is the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror. Through William, he is an ancestor of the present-day British royal family, as well as an ancestor of all current European monarchs and a great many pretenders to abolished European thrones.

a statue of two men on horses with trees in the background

14th Century

European History

Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne equestrian Statue in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral - Paris France

Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne equestrian Statue in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral - Paris France (my ggf 43 and multiples)

a statue of a man riding on the back of a horse with his arm in the air

"Débattre dans le silence des passions" - Page d’index

Napoléon statue - Cherbourg, France

a statue of an old man with a beard and wearing a crown in front of a building

London Statues

King Alfred The Great

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London’s oldest statue, c.1372 : This is King Alfred the Great (871-899) in Trinity Church Square, Southwark. The statue was moved to the Square in 1822 when it was build and laid out from Westminster Hall. It had been at Westminster since 1372.

a statue of two men standing next to each other

Sacred Architecture

Sainte Chapelle Paris

Baptism of Clovis, Basilique Saint-Rémi — Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France

a statue of a man standing next to a tree

rollo viking

Rollo (Gange-Rolv Ragnvaldsson) West Norwegian Viking chieftain. Parents: Ragnvald Mørejarl og Hild Rolvsdatter. September 25, 1911 in the town park in Ålesund during a major event unveiled a statue of Rollo/Gange-Rolv. The statue was a gift to the city of Ålesund from Rouen in Normandy. It is a bronze replica of the original statue in marble dating back to 1863, which stands outside the cathedral in Rouen.