Editing Roger I of Sicily (section)

==Arrival to Italy and Conquest of Calabria==
Roger arrived in [[Southern Italy]] as a young man in the summer of 1057.{{sfn|Curtis|1912|p=57}} The [[Benedictine monk]] [[Goffredo Malaterra]], who compares [[Robert Guiscard]] and his brother Roger to "[[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]] and [[Benjamin]] of old," gives this description of Roger: 
{{blockquote|He was a youth of the greatest beauty, of lofty stature, of graceful shape, most eloquent in speech and cool in counsel. He was far-seeing in arranging all his actions, pleasant and merry all with men; strong and brave, and furious in battle.{{sfn|Malaterra|Wolf|2005|p=15}}}}

His travel to Italy, together with his brother [[Robert Guiscard|Robert]], was caused by the death of their older half-brother [[Humphrey of Hauteville|Humphrey]], [[County of Apulia and Calabria|Count of Apulia]]. While Robert, being the oldest among the two, inherited the main title, Roger became his vassal after being given the newly conquered County of [[Calabria]].

For a time, Roger lived like a bandit in his castle of [[Scalea]], near [[Cosenza]].{{sfn|Curtis|1912|p=57}} In a treaty of 1062, the brothers divided the conquest so that each "was to have half of every castle and town in Calabria".{{sfn|Curtis|1912|p=65}} Roger then established his court at [[Mileto]]. On [[Christmas]] 1061, he married [[Judith d'Évreux]], daughter of the [[count of Évreux]], [[William, Count of Évreux|William]].

The two brothers then conquered [[Reggio Calabria|Reggio]], the only city in Calabria still under [[Byzantine Greeks|Greco-Roman]] control, after a long and difficult [[siege]]. The fort of [[Squillace]], where the Byzantine soldiers took refuge, was taken too. From the fortresses of Calabria, the two brothers started planning the conquest of [[Sicily]], at the time controlled by [[Muslims]].{{sfn|Malaterra|Wolf|2005|p=17}}