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'''Hiallt''' (born c.920;<ref name="GooBooks"/> alternatively spelled '''Hialt''' or '''Healthene'''<ref name=Somerset/>) was a [[Danish]] [[Norsemen|Norseman (Viking)]] who settled in [[Normandy]], [[France]] in the 10th century, following the success of [[Rollo]] [[Dukes of Normandy|1st Duke of Normandy]] and the [[Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte]]. He settled in the [[Cotentin Peninsula]] and founded the village of ''Hialtus Villa'' ([[Hauteville-la-Guichard|Hauteville]]). By the 11th century [[Hauteville family|Hauteville]] had also developed into the family name of his descendants, headed by his great grandson [[Tancred of Hauteville]].<ref name="GooBooks">[[David Hughes (historian)|David Hughes]] (2007), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZABSepHO1FMC&pg=PA527&lpg=PA527 The British Chronicles, Volume 2], Heritage Books. ISBN 0788444913. Page 527.]</ref><ref name=Somerset>Hill, James S. The place-names of Somerset. St. Stephen's printing works, 1914, Princeton University. Page 256</ref><ref>Revue de l'Avranchin et du pays de Granville, Volume 31, Issue 174, Parts 3-4. Société d'archéologie, de littérature, sciences et arts d'Avranches, Mortain, Granville. the University of Michigan.</ref> The later generations of the Hauteville family went on to play a pivotal role in both Western European and Middle Eastern life that still resonates in contemporary geopolitics. |
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'''Hiallt''' (died 920), sometimes also called '''Hialt''' or '''Healthene''', was a legendary Viking active in the 10th century. He is traditionally regarded as the [[Eponym|eponymous]] ancestor of the [[House of Hauteville]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Case regnanti |url=https://www.nobili-napoletani.it/Case_regnanti.htm#1 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=www.nobili-napoletani.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hill |first=James S. |url=https://archive.org/details/placenamesofsome00hill/page/256/mode/2up |title=The place-names of Somerset |date=1914 |publisher=Bristol, St. Stephen's printing works |others=Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center}}</ref> |
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==Ancestors== |
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Hiallt was descended from the ''House of Ogier the Dane'' ([[aka]] Holgar "Danske"), his great great great great great grandfather who died in 817. He was also the great great great great great great grandson of [[Gudfred|King Gudfred of Denmark]].<ref name="GooBooks"/> |
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According to the genealogy charts in ''[[The British Chronicles]]'' by [[David Hughes (historian)|David Hughes]],<ref name="GooBooks"/> Hiallt was the son of Ivor; who was the son of Magnus; who was the son of Olaf; who was the son of Arailt (aka "Harald") died 856; who was the son of Hingmar (aka "Ivar"); who was the son of Sveide ''"The Sea King"'' or ''"The Viking"'' (died 832); who was the son of Ogier the Dane (aka Holgar "Danske") and his third wife Astritha, daughter of [[Gudfred|King Gudfred]].<ref name="GooBooks"/> |
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===Ancestry=== |
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According to the genealogy presented by David Hughes, in his book “The British Chronicles”, Hiallt was the son of Ivor, son of Magnus, son of Olaf, son of Harald (or Arailt), son of Ivar (or Hingmar), son of Sveide, son of [[Ogier the Dane]] and his third wife Astritha, daughter of [[Gudfred|Gudfred of Denmark]].<ref name=":0" /> All of these characters are obviously mostly legendary. |
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==Descendents== |
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The sons and descendents of Hiallt's great grandson [[Tancred of Hauteville]] played a pivotal role in both Western European and Middle Eastern life that still resonates in contemporary geopolitics.<ref name="BBC Bart"/> They conquered firstly southern Italy ([[Norman conquest of southern Italy]]) - where [[Robert Guiscard|Robert d'Hauteville, (known as Robert ''Guiscard'')]], became Duke of [[Apulia]] and [[Calabria]];<ref>Stewart Baldwin, [http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/richa001.htm Richard II, Duke of Normandy], Henry Project website</ref> they became rulers of Sicily - [[Roger I of Sicily]]; [[Roger II of Sicily|Roger II - King of Sicily]]; and were leaders of the [[Crusades]] against the [[Islamic]] world to restore Christian control of the [[Holy Land]] and grab more new lands. Tancred's grandson [[Bohemond I of Antioch]] ([[Prince of Taranto]] and [[Prince of Antioch]]) was a leader in the [[First Crusade]], and [[Goffredo Malaterra]] bluntly states in the text ''De Rebus Gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae Comitis et Roberti Guiscardi Ducis fratris eius'' that he took the Cross with the intention of plundering and conquering Greek lands.<ref>[http://www.intratext.com/IXT/LAT0870/ Gaufredo Malaterra, ''De Rebus Gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae Comitis et Roberti Guiscardi Ducis fratris eius'', ed. Ernesto Pontieri, Rerum Italicarum Scriptores V pt.1 (Bologna, 1927-8).]</ref> Tancred's great-grandson, [[Tancred, Prince of Galilee]], was also a leader in the First Crusade.<ref name="BBC Bart">[[BBC]] 2010 documentary series, ''The Normans'' presented by Professor [[Robert Bartlett (historian)]]</ref> |
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Hiallt supposedly followed in the footsteps of [[Rollo]] and settled in [[Normandy]]. In the [[Cotentin Peninsula]], he founded the village of ''Hialtus Villa'' (Hauteville, probably modern [[Hauteville-la-Guichard]]). He is considered by tradition the ancestor of [[Tancred of Hauteville]], and thus of the whole [[House of Hauteville]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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* [[Hauteville family#Genealogy]]- for a complete genealogy of Tancred's 12 sons |
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Latest revision as of 21:41, 29 October 2024
Hiallt (died 920), sometimes also called Hialt or Healthene, was a legendary Viking active in the 10th century. He is traditionally regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the House of Hauteville.[1][2]
Accounts
[edit]Ancestry
[edit]According to the genealogy presented by David Hughes, in his book “The British Chronicles”, Hiallt was the son of Ivor, son of Magnus, son of Olaf, son of Harald (or Arailt), son of Ivar (or Hingmar), son of Sveide, son of Ogier the Dane and his third wife Astritha, daughter of Gudfred of Denmark.[1] All of these characters are obviously mostly legendary.
Descendance
[edit]Hiallt supposedly followed in the footsteps of Rollo and settled in Normandy. In the Cotentin Peninsula, he founded the village of Hialtus Villa (Hauteville, probably modern Hauteville-la-Guichard). He is considered by tradition the ancestor of Tancred of Hauteville, and thus of the whole House of Hauteville.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Case regnanti". www.nobili-napoletani.it. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ Hill, James S. (1914). The place-names of Somerset. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Bristol, St. Stephen's printing works.