*Rollo Rognvaldsson "the Dane" Duke of Normandy
born Abt 0846
Of, Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
died Abt 0931 Of, Notre Dame, Rouen, Nornandie,
Neustria
buried Of, Notre Dame, Rouen, Nornandie, Neustria
father:
*Rognvald
Eysteinsson Earl of More and Romsdal
born Abt 830 Of, Maer, Nord Trondelag,
Norway
died 890/0894 Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
mother:
*Ragnhild
(Hilda) Hrolfsdatter Countess of More
born Abt 848 Of, Orkney, Orkney
Islands, Scotland
married Abt 867 Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway
siblings:
Thoric
"The Silent" Ragnvalsson Count of Maerc
*Einar
"Turf" Rognvaldsson Jarl of Orkney
born Abt 0852 Of Maer, More
og Romsdal, Norway
died 0910 Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
*Hrollager
(Hrollaug) of Iceland Ragnvaldsson
born abt 0854 Of Maer, Norway
*Turstan
Rognvaldsson of Bastenburg
Hallad Ragnvaldsson
Ivar Ragnvaldsson
spouse:
*Papia
(Poppa) de Senlis
born 0848 Of, Evreux, Neustria
children:
*William
Longsword Duke of Normandy born 0876;died 0942
*Adáele
(Gerloc) of Normandy born Abt 0897 Of, Normandie, Neustria
died Aft 14
Oct 0942
biographical and/or anecdotal:
Also known as Hrolf the Ganger
or Rollon, 1st Duke of Normandy from 911 to 927, called also Rolf the Walker, because,
being so tall, he preferred to go afoot rather than ride the little Norwegian horses.
Also shown as Rollon, Row, or Robert. Originally a Norse Viking, he was noted for
strength and martial prowess. In the reign of Charles II the Bald, he sailed up the
Seine River and took Rouen, which he kept as a base of operations. He gained a number
of victories over the Franks, and extorted the cession of the province since called
Normandy. By the famous treaty which Charles the Bald and Rollo signed the latter
agreed to adopt Christianity. He was born in 846 and died in 932, and was buried
in the Cathedral at Rouen.
notes or source:
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