Barbarians - The Vikings 1/5

This gongu hrolfur guy is described in a Icelandic saga from about 1200 as an Icelandic earl. Nothing about he invaded france and was nicknamed rollo.

Adalstef you are wrong. Dudo of St. Quentin, in his De moribus et actis primorum Normannorum ducum (Latin), tells of a powerful Danish nobleman at loggerheads with the king of Denmark, who had two sons, Gurim and Rollo; upon his death, Rollo was expelled and Gurim killed. William of Jumièges also mentions Rollo's prehistory in his Gesta Normannorum Ducum, but states that he was from the Danish town of Fakse.

Rollo or Göngu-Hrólfur was most likely norwegian.
He was nick-named "walking- Hrólfur" because he had such long legs that he couldn´t ride the small northern horses.
He invaided france where he got the name Rollo, likely because french couldn´t say Hrólfur so they said Rollo.

1880? Then Norway was a part of Sweden XD

Ok that's good, because that would be wrong. He came from Denmark and this hrolf gange person has nothing to do with normandy.

Haha, it's 1880. The place, is Norway...

@sgnewa ok whats wrong with bragging about ur heritage? whats ur nationality sir? Mine is Scandinavian Great Grandson of Leaf Ericson and Eric the red so show some respect hail odin and the gods of war lol. nah its all good i'm just proud of my viking ancestors lol

@clapyourhandsify
I have never said Rollo came from Iceland you silly wikipetia copy/paste historian

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No, I think that you're reffering to the Jutes of Jutland. Anglo doesn't refer to a germanic tribe, I think. Saxon does however.

@sgnewa but you do care. That's why you keep saying ignorant stuff that Rollo is from Iceland.