Rainulf Drengot

11th-century Norman mercenary in Italy

Biography

Rainulf Drengot was a Norman adventurer and mercenary in southern Italy. In 1030 he became the first count of Aversa. He was a member of the Drengot family. The name Drengot is probably derived from old Norse *drengr, cognate with Old English *dreng.

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