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Rollo, 1st Duke of Normandy
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Commentary
Weis and Charles Cawley list his parents as Ragnvald the Wise and Ragnhild based on the Norse Sagas. Stewart Baldwin lists them as doubtful and gives ample reasons to be suspicious of the sagas' claims. He states that the various primary sources offer very contradictory information about Rollo's origin.
Family
ClaimDetailEvidence
Spouse 2ndPoppa (e865-) 
Child +William Longsword I, 2nd Duke of Normandy (~891-942) [S756] [S2611] [S2855]
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Child +Adela de Normandie (e897-<=971) [S756] [S929]
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Attributes
ClaimDetailEvidence
GenderMale
NameRollo , 1st Duke of Normandy [S2260:265]
Nickname: Rollo the Viking
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NameRollo , Duke of Normandy [S756]
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NameGanger Rolf `the Viking` [S756]
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NameRobert [Rollo] I Comte [de Normandie] [S929]
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NameRollo [S910]
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Name`Ganger` Hrolf [S910]
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NameRobert I Comte [de Normandie] [S910] [S2855]
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NameRollo of Normandy [S1340] [S2611]
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BurialNotre Dame, Rouen, Normandy, France [S756]
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Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Birthabt 846France [S910]
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Flourishedabt 876 [S756]
banished from Norway to the Hebrides
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Marriage 2ndabt 886Poppa (e865-) [S756] [S2855]
repudiated
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Flourished890 [S756]
participated in a Viking attack on Bayeux
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Title9111st Duke of Normandy [S756]
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Deathabt 927 [S756]
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Deathabt 928 [S910]
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Death 928 - 933 [S2611] [S2855]
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Sources
IndexTitle
[S756] Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England before 1700, 7th Ed." (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1999).
[S910] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Scotland: Earls)" (v1.1 Updated 24 January 2008) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH NOBILITY.htm).
[S929] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Aquitiane Dukes)" (2006-7 (v1.3 Updated 18 July 2007)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/AQUITAINE.htm).
[S1340] Baldwin, Stewart, "The Henry Project - Rollo" (February 8, 2004) (https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/rollo000.htm).
[S2260] John Fitchett Marsh, "Annals of Chepstow Castle" (1883) (https://books.google.com/books?id=JTEQAAAAYAAJ).
[S2611] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Normandy: Aumale, Rouen, Eu )" (v4.2 Updated 30 May 2018) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/normacre.htm).
[S2855] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Norman Dukes)" (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMANDY.htm).
Note
Rollo as Historical Figure
Robert Helmerichs
[ http://home.mm.com/user/rob/Rollo/HistoricalRollo.html ]

Rollo as Literary Figure
Emily Albu
[ http://home.mm.com/user/rob/Rollo/LiteraryRollo.html ]
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