Rainulf Drengot

Rainulf Drengot (dead in 1045) was a Norman adventurer.

In 1016, Rainulf went in the South Italy where he was a mercenary. In 1030, Drengot was the first count of Aversa (near Naples) and was married to the duke of Naples’s daughter.

Sources

• Amatus of Montecassino, History of the Normans
• William of Apulia, The Deeds of Robert Guiscard Books One Archived 2009-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Two Archived 2007-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Three, Four, Five (Word Documents).
• Ferdinand Chalandon, Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicile, Paris, 1907.
• John Julius Norwich, The Normans in the South (1016-1130), Longmans : London, 1967.

Other websited

• "Sicily/Naples, Nobility (Conti d'Aversa)"
• Norman World : The first Norman rulers Archived 2006-05-23 at the Wayback Machine