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

[Hillary Greenslade]

> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:54:16 -0500
> From: "Luciana Caterina di Boniface" <dolce.luce at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ANSTHRLD] Just gotta gloat... _My Ancestors Came with the
> 	Conqueror_...
> To: "Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc."
> 	<heralds at ansteorra.org>
> 
> 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
> 
Sounds like a possible source book to base an article on for the Heraldic Proceedings, so the rest
of the known world will have the same listing of names as you now own.  :-)
Cheers, Hillary