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of land was seceded to the invaders, which
afterwards became known as the Duchy of Normandy.
The Norman chief, Rollo, or Rolf, was duly baptized
and received the title of duke.
Kollo’s ancestry has been subjected to much
speculation and claimed by both Denmark and Norway.
It may be of some interest to see what the Icelandic
Sagas have to say about him.
Harald Fairhair’s saga mentions “Rognwald
Maera Jarl” as a staunch friend of King Harald.
Rögnwald was married to Rolf Nefja’s daughter,
Hild, and had with her two sons, Rolf and Toror.
Rolf was a great viking, and so tall that no horse
could carry him. So he walked wherever he went.
For this reason he was called Gånge Rolf (walking
Rolf). He made much warfare in the east (meaning
along the shores of the Baltic sea). One summer, on
his return home, he committed ravages in Vikin (a
much disputed bay, by some held to he that of
Gothenburg, others that of Christiania), for which he
was exiled by King Harald. Gånge Rolf then sailed
west across the sea to Sudreyar, and from there to
Valland (France) where he got a jarl’s (earl’s) realm
and induced many Northmen to settle down.
St. Olaf’s saga says this of Rolf: “From Gånge
Rol f have sprung the Rudajarls, and long after they
reckoned themselves to be kinsmen of the chiefs of
Norway and thought so for a long time, and were
always great friends of the Northmen, and all of
these men had peaceland in Normandy who would
accept it. For the autumn King Olaf came to
Normandy, and stayed during the winter in Signa
(Seine) and had peaceland there.”
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