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in 858. As a result, the town's defenses were rebuilt and strengthened. In the 53 years between the sieges, Chartres had been fortified with trapezoidal structure and had undergone no direct attacks. Rollo and his followers, who likely had been conducting a raiding campaign in north central West Francia launched the siege of Chartres in spring 911 (either April or May). The city defenders were led by a bishop named Gantelme. In summer 911, he would be joined by a relief army under Robert I of France,

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