Rollo , Jarl of the Normans

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Rollo (c. 846 '96 c. 932; Norse: Hrólfr), known in Icelandic sagas as Ganger Hrólf, and baptised Robert, was a Norse Viking who was the first ruler of the region of northern France which would become Normandy. Rollo came from a noble warrior family of Scandinavian origins. After journeying to Scotland and Ireland he took part in Viking raids on northern France, and emerged as a leader of the bands of Norsemen who were beginning to settle in the area around the city of Rouen. Charles the Simple, king of the Franks, granted them lands in the area of Rouen and the Seine valley as part of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in exchange for their protection against other Norse war bands. Rollo is first recorded as the leader of these men in a charter of 918, and it appears that he continued to rule over the region until at least 927. After his death, his son William I of Normandy succeeded him and Rollo's offspring rose to become the Dukes of Normandy. Following the conquest of England and the conquest of southern Italy by the Normans over the succeeding centuries, the descendants of Rollo and his men ruled over Norman England (See: House of Normandy) and the Kingdom of Sicily from the 10th to 12th century AD, leaving a lasting legacy in the history of Europe.

Rollo married Poppa DE BAYEUX.