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From: raymond l montgomery < >
Subject: Rollo's origin
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 21:05:05 -0600


To whom it may concern
see below for the documentation on the origin of rollo and his brother
Gorm.
If any one has any other evidence i would be very interested in recieving
it.
1. The statement in De Moribus et actis Primorum Normanniae Ducum by Dudo
st. Quentin who wrote this story at the request of Richard 1 Rollo's
Grandson that Rollo was a Danish prince
this was written 60 years after rollos death compared to 200 years for
snorre's sagas.
2. According to Dudo rollo had a brother named Gorm also a danish prince.
(the progenitor of the Montgomery's) The gorm arrived in france in the
company of his uncle Sigfrid, Ragnars son, and of Godrid the son of
Harold Klak.
Barnard Danus a decendant of Gorm was called a dane or danus. (Bernard
Danus is the progenitor of the harcourt family) This Gorm took a
prominent part in the battle of Saulcourt fount on the 3rd of august
881and then passed to lorraine( A) Gorm also used the palace of the
emperor Otto at Aachen as stables (B) and in the treaty of Esloo he was
paid of in gold and silver. ( Plura Millia argenti et auri) (C)
3. Rollo was present at the siege of Paris in 885 and according to Dudo
above Aethelstan sent Rollo present sasking him to leave the siege and
come to his assistance against his rebellious subjects. Thus we know that
Rollo was fighting in France with the sons of Lothbroc like his brother
Gorm.
4. Gorm is mentioned among the descendants of Lothbroc (D)
5. William the conqueror was a descendant in the fifth generation from
Rollo Invars Son. After williams arrival in England William opened
Ingvars Grave (E)
6. For many generations Rollos descendants and Gorms Descendants were
closely connected
Bernard the dane was the cheif counsellor to rollos son Guilliam (F)
7. The Montgomery's have ever since the beginning of Armorial Bearings
carried much th same arms as the royal house of denmark, france and
England (F)

Sincerely
RAY Montgomery

(A) (Rerum Gallicarum Scriptores IX, 58 B @Alberic of Trois-Fontianes)
(B) Adam of Bremen
(C) Cronolocia Rerum Septrionalium @ Langebek, V, 127
(D) Annal. Esrom @ Langebek , I , 229
(E) Ragnars Saga Chapter 22
(F) History of the montgomerys by G. B. De Montgomery

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