[ANSTHRLD] Just gotta gloat... _My Ancestors Came with the Conqueror_...

[J. Ziegler]

Luciana Caterina di Boniface wrote:

>I am gloating....yes, I definately am....I went to Half-Priced Books, to
>pick up a couple of the 'must have' books to add to my personal collection.
>There I was, looking over the rather skimpy row of books to see if there was
>anything new, when a childish-looking book caught my eye.
>
>I am SO glad that I looked at it, because it ended up being a compilation of
>the names (noblemen/knights, most likely) of people who followed William the
>Conqueror to Brittain to fight in the Battle of Hastings. There are about 8
>different resources documented for this list, the names and variations of
>their spellings are arranged alphabetically, and each name is notated with
>it's source.
>
>Several hundred Norman names that are placed in the 11th century as being in
>both France and Brittain.....I am a happy camper.
>
>That is all, :)
>Luciana
>
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OOOOHHHHH! You lucky lucky person. My mother has been tracing the family 
genealogy
for over 30 years, and would kill to get a look at that book! Can you 
post the ISBN or name
and author, please?

Thanks in advance

Shauna