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Rollo

846 - 930

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Rollo (Norman: Rou, Rolloun; Old Norse: Hrólfr; French: Rollon; died between 928 and 933) was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France. He emerged as a leading warrior figure among the Norsemen who had secured a permanent foothold on Frankish soil in the valley of the lower Seine after the Siege of Chartres in 911. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rollo has received more than 8,257,957 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Rollo is the 23rd most popular nobleman (down from 13th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Norway (down from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Nobleman.

Rollo is most famous for his conquest of Normandy in the late 9th century.

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  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Rollo ranks 23 out of 842. Before him are Lucrezia Borgia, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Harold Harefoot, Anne of Austria, and Şehzade Mehmed. After him are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Lucretia, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Ramesses I, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 846, Rollo ranks 1. After him are Louis the Stammerer and Hasan al-Askari. Among people deceased in 930, Rollo ranks 1. After him are Emperor Daigo, Lestek, Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam, Ibn Wahshiyya, Hucbald, and Þjóðólfr of Hvinir.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Rollo ranks 10 out of 927. Before him are Edvard Grieg (1843), Henrik Ibsen (1828), Harald V of Norway (1937), Knut Hamsun (1859), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), and Harald Fairhair (850). After him are Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Niels Henrik Abel (1802), Olaf II of Norway (993), and Olaf Tryggvason (963).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Norway

Among noblemen born in Norway, Rollo ranks 2. Before him are Ragnar Lodbrok (850). After him are Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283), Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004), Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005), and Leah Isadora Behn (2005).

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