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Hayes and Dand Ancestors and related families - House of
Normandy - Dukes of Normandy - and later Kings of England
Statue of Rollo (Rollon) - beside Saint-Ouen Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Ouen de Rouen), France
Plus Location of Replicas in Alesund, Norway and Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
The statue of Rollo, Duke of Normandy (d.c.928/33) in Rouen was sculpted by Arsene Letellier and unveiled in 1865. The statue is located in the Jardin de l'Hôtel-de-Ville (Park) beside Saint-Ouen Abbey.
Alesund, Norway - a bronze replica of the Rollo statue in Rouen was unveiled c.1911 to mark the millennial anniversary of the creation of the Duchy of Normandy in 911. According to a local tradition - Rollo was born in the Alesund area.
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. - a bronze replica of the Rollo statue in Rouen was unveiled in 1912 to honor the city's significant Norwegian heritage.
Dukes of Normandy - and Rouen Cathedral (Cathédrale Primatiale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Rouen), France
Rollo (Rollon), Duke of Normandy (d.c.928/33) was baptized at Rouen Cathedral c.911.
Rollo was also buried c.933 in the Cathedral with a tomb effigy on his tomb.
Richard I "Sans Peur", Duke of Normandy (d.996) [Rollo’s Grandson] enlarged the Cathedral.
Equestrian Statue of William "the Conqueror" - plus Six Statues of Earlier Dukes of Normandy - including Rollo - Falaise, France
The statues include the direct line of descent of Dukes of Normandy (6 Generations) starting with statues adorning the base of the equestrian statue as follows:
Rollo (d.c.928/33) - his son:
William I "Longuespee“ (d.942) - his son:
Richard I "Sans Peur“ (d.996) - his son:
Richard II “the Good“ (d.1026) - his son:
Robert I (or II) (d.1035) - his son:
William II "the Conqueror" Duke of Normandy and later King of England (d.1087) [equestrian statue] [3rd Great-Grandson of Rollo].
Statue of Poppa of Bayeux in Place Charles de Gaulle, Bayeux, France
The statue of Poppa of Bayeux is in the Place Charles de Gaulle - the site of the former Bayeux Chateau built by Richard I "Sans Peur", Duke of Normandy (Poppa’s Grandson). Poppa was the wife of Rollo, Duke of Normandy (d.c.928/33). Together they were ancestors of the Dukes of Normandy - and later Kings of England and France ...
Statue of Robert II, Duke of Normandy - adorns façade of Wells Cathedral, England
Statues adorning the North facing side of the West Front of Wells Cathedral include:
Robert II, Duke of Normandy (d.1035) - father of William I "the Conqueror" and Ancestor of later Kings & Queens of England [5th level, 9th from left].
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