[Footnote 1: See Guerber's Myths of Northern Lands, p.

85.] Other Danish and Scandinavian vikings were equally venturesome and successful, and many eventually settled in the lands which they had conquered.

Among these was the famous Rollo (Rolf Ganger), who, too gigantic in stature to ride horseback, always went on foot.

He settled with his followers in a fertile province in northern France, which owes to them its name of Normandy.
The rude independence of the Northmen is well illustrated by their behavior when called to court to do homage for this new fief.

Rollo was directed to place both his hands between those of the king, and take his vow of allegiance; so he submitted with indifferent grace.