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Rollo was the Frankish- Latin name taken by (probably) Hrolf Ganger (Hrolf the Walker, or Gånge Rolf). He has also been called "Rollo the Gangler" in some works, or occasionally "Robert".

Rollo (c. 860 - c. 932) 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 duke (or count?) at loggerheads with the king of Denmark, 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.

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 baptismIn certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism, baptism is a water purification ritual. The word baptize derives from the Greek word (the infinitive; also listed as the 1st person singular present actival name Robert. In return he was granted the lower SeineThis article is about the river in France; it should not be confused with the Senne, a much smaller river that flows through Brussels. For other rivers named Seine see Seine River (disambiguation). A seine is also a kind of fishing net. The Seine (pronoun area (today's upper Normandy) and the titular rulership of Normandy, centred around the city of RouenRouen (population 110,000) is a city situated on the Seine river in Normandy, northern France. Population of the metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine at the 1999 census was 518,316. Administration Rouen is the prefecture ( capital) of the Seine-Mari. There exists some argument among historians as to whether Rollo was a " dukeThe term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Spa" (dux) or whether his position was equivalent to that of a " countThis page is about the European nobility; for the baseball term, see count (baseball). A count is a nobleman in various European countries, of the equivalent rank of a British earl. Originally the title denoted the rank of a high official in the late Roma" under CharlemagneCharlemagne (c. 2nd of April, 747 28th of January, 814) (or Charles the Great in German Karl der Grosse in Latin Carolus Magnus giving rise to the adjective form 'Carolingian'), was king of the Franks from 771 to 814, nominally King of the Lombards, and H.

Sometime around 927Events Hubaekje sacks the Silla capital of Gyeongju and places King Gyeongsun on the throne. Hubaekje and Goryeo forces fight near Daegu; the Goryeo army is routed. Births Deaths Ha-Mim, self-proclaimed prophet among the Ghomara of Morocco May 27 Simeon I he passed the Duchy of NormandyThe Duchy of Normandy stems from the Viking invasions of France in the 8th century. It was created by the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911 out of concessions made by King Charles, and granted to Rollo, leader of the Vikings known as Northmen (or in L 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 King William I of England.

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

See also: Ålesund, Viking Age, Dukes of Normandy

(1) The kings of Denmark during Rollo's lifetime (c. 860-933) were probably: Harald (not the famous Harald Bluetooth) for the first three years of Rollo's life, the two co-rulers Halfdan (not the famous Halfdan the Black) and Sigfrid, and the kings of the Swedish Olof dynasty. This may lead to additional confusion, as Ragnvald (or Rognvald or Rognvaldr) was killed by another Halfdan, the son of a Harald, but this Harald is Harald Fairhair, king of Norway.