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# Note: Rollo, also called ROLF, or ROU, French ROLLON (b. c. 860--d. c. 932), Scandinavian rover who founded the duchy of Normandy.

Making himself independent of King Harald I of Norway, Rollo sailed off to raid Scotland, England, Flanders, and France on pirating expeditions and, about 911, established himself in an area along the Seine River. Charles III the Simple of France held off his siege of Paris, battled him near Chartres, and negotiated the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, giving him the part of Neustria that came to be called Normandy; Rollo in return agreed to end his brigandage. He gave his son, William I Longsword, governance of the dukedom (927) before his death. Rollo was baptized in 912 but is said to have died a pagan. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD, 1997, ROLLO]

# Note: Banished from Norway to the Hebrides ca. 876.

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Rollo of Normandy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rollo (c.860 - c.932) was the Frankish-Latin name taken by (probably) Hrolf Ganger (Hrolf the Walker, Old Norse: Hrólfr Rögnvaldsson and Göngu-Hrólfr, Norwegian: Gange-Rolf). He has also been called "Rollo the Gangler" in some works, or occasionally "Robert".

Rollo was a Viking leader, probably (based on Icelandic sources) from Norway, the son of Ragnvald, Earl of Moer; sagas mention a Hrolf, son of Ragnvald jarl of Moer. However, the latinization Rollo has in no known instance been applied to a Hrolf, and in the texts which speak of him, numerous latinized Hrolfs are included. Dudo of St. Quentin (by most accounts a more reliable source, and at least more recent and living nearer the regions concerned), in his Gesta Normannorum, tells of a powerful Danish (here called Dacian which often happened in medieval sources) nobleman at loggerheads with the king of Denmark (Dacia), who then died and left his two sons, Gurim and Rollo, leaving Rollo to be expelled and Gurim killed.(1) With his followers (known as Normans, or northmen), Rollo invaded the area of northern France now known as Normandy. Wace, writing some 300 years after the event, gives a Scandinavian origin, as does the Orkneyinga Saga, Danish or Norwegian most likely.

Concluding the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) with the French king Charles the Simple, Rollo pledged feudal allegiance to the king, changed his name to the Frankish version, and converted to Christianity, probably with the baptismal name Robert. In return he was granted the lower Seine area (today's upper Normandy) and the titular rulership of Normandy, centred around the city of Rouen. There exists some argument among historians as to whether Rollo was a "duke" (dux) or whether his position was equivalent to that of a "count" under Charlemagne. According to legend, when required, in conformity with general usage, to kiss the foot of King Charles, he refused to stoop to what he considered so great a degradation; yet as the homage could not be dispensed with, he ordered one of his warriors to perform it for him. The latter, as proud as his chief, instead of stooping to the royal foot, raised it so high, that the King fell to the ground.

Sometime around 927 he passed the Duchy of Normandy to his son, William Longsword. He may have lived for a few years after that, but certainly died before 933.

He was a direct ancestor of William the Conqueror. By William, he was a direct ancestor of the present-day British royal family, including Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The "clameur de haro" on the Channel Islands is, supposedly, an appeal to Rollo.

See also: Ålesund, Viking Age, Dukes of Normandy

Events

Event	Date	Place	Sources
Birth	872	Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway	3
	Event Note B: Abt. 860		3
Death	931	Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandie, Neustria	3
	Event Note D: Abt. 932 Age: 59y		3

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Eysteinsson, Rognvald I	852	890
Mother	Hrolfsdottir, Ragnhild	858
Brother	Rognvaldsson, Hrollaug	860
Brother	Rognvaldsson, Thorir	872
	Rognvaldsson, Rollo	872	931
Brother	Rognvaldsson, Einar	874

Families

Family of Rognvaldsson, Rollo and de Pepin, Gisela

Unknown

Partner

de Pepin, Gisela ( * + ... )

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
of Normandy, Adela	917
Rolfsson, Walter	922

Family of Rognvaldsson, Rollo and de Bayeux, Poppa

Unknown

Partner

de Bayeux, Poppa ( * 872 + ... )

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Fowke of Normandy, David I
Normandy, Guillaume I	900	942-12-17
of Normandy, Gerletta	917
D'Anjou, Arsinde	917	962-10-14
, Kathlin	919
De Normandy, Crispina	920
of Corbeill, Robert	923

Pedigree

Eysteinsson, Rognvald I
1. Hrolfsdottir, Ragnhild
  1. Rognvaldsson, Hrollaug
  2. Rognvaldsson, Thorir
  3. Rognvaldsson, Rollo
    1. de Pepin, Gisela
      1. of Normandy, Adela
      2. Rolfsson, Walter
    2. de Bayeux, Poppa
  4. Rognvaldsson, Einar

Ancestors

Rognvaldsson, Rollo
*872
+931

Eysteinsson, Rognvald I
*852
+890

Ivarsson, Eystein
*820
+872

Halfdansson, Ivar Oplaendinge
*770
+...

Eysteinsdottir, Hilda
*785
+...

Rognvaldsdottir, Ascrida
*834
+...

Olafsson, Rognvald
*816
+850

*
+...

Hrolfsdottir, Ragnhild
*858
+...

Nefja Nefia, Hrolf
*826
+...