Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Maps VIII
4. Acknowledgments IX
5. Note on Geographical Nomenclature XI
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I. THE RAIDERS
8. Map 14
9. 1. Viking Raids and Frankish Rivalries 15
10. 2. Bretons and Vikings: The Beginnings of Western Settlement 27
11. 3. The Norse of the Seine 34
12. PART II. THE SETTLERS: THE BEGINNING OF COHESION
13. 4. The Northmen's Myth: Dudo of St Quentin 61
14. 5. The Boundaries of the Early Rouen Chieftainship 68
15. 6. Attack and Stabilization: Richard the Fearless, 942-966 79
16. PART III. KINSHIP BY CHOICE
17. 7. Succession and Family Limitation, 911—966 93
18. 8. The Web of Allies 98
19. 9. Count Rodulf (ca. 945-1015) 108
20. PART IV. THE HOUSE OF THE RICHARDS, 966-1035
21. Map 120
22. 10. Resources of the Dukes in the Early Eleventh Century: Rights, Lands, Allies 121
23. 11. Acknowledged Ducal Children 131
24. 12. Succession: Practice and Practicability 143
25. 13. Duke Robert (1027-1035) 149
26. PART V. PREDATORY KINSHIP
27. 14. Evidence and Model 159
28. 15. The "Anarchy" of the 1030s 179
29. PART VI. THE DUKE AS KINSMAN
30. 16. Bringing Up the Boys 193
31. 17. The Beginning of Winning: The Challenge of Cousin Guy 199
32. 18. Winning and Wedding: Roger II and William II 205
33. 19. The Uncles 213
34. 20. The West and the Bishops 222
35. 21. The Predatory Community 230
36. PART VII. CONCLUSION
37. 22. The Predatory Community: Power, Ideology, and Legacy 237
38. Genealogical Tables 251
39. Abbreviations 265
40. Notes 269
41. Works Cited 325
42. Index 337