Ancestor of the House of Hauteville
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Hiallt (also Hialt and Healthene) was a norseman active around the year 920. He is credited with founding the village of Hauteville (same as Hauteville-la-Guichard?[verification needed]), in Latin Hialtus Villa, in the Contentin region of Normandy.[1][2] The name “Hiallt” might refer to the Scandinavian Hjalti, or it might simply be a legendary eponymous: Hauteville (Altavilla) simply means "high estate" indeed.
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