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Names were engraved in 1862 under the auspices of the French Archaeological Society, on the wall of the nave of the Norman church (11th century) of Dives-sur-Mer. Four hundred seventy-five names are listed, based mainly on names contained in the Domesday Book. The names are therefore merely those of Normans holding land in England in 1086, many ...
William Peverel the Elder is the son of Randulph Peverel of his immediate family, only the name of a brother, Robert, is known. [1]The name Peverel is an Anglo-Norman variant form of the Old French surname Pevrel, Peuvrel diminutive form in -el of Pevrier, Peuvrier meaning "pepper or spice seller".
Pages in category "Surnames of Norman origin" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. ... Bennett (name) Bérubé ...
A three-volume work by Wilhelmina, Duchess of Cleveland (1819–1901), published in 1889, entitled The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages attempts to vindicate the existence of an original roll and consists of short histories and discussions concerning the origins of several hundred English families of Norman origin, based the names supposedly contained in the Battle ...
Norman Louis Knight (September 21, 1895 – April 19, 1972) was an American chemist and writer of fantasy and science fiction. [1] His most prominent work is probably A Torrent of Faces , a novel cowritten with James Blish and reprinted in the Ace Science Fiction Specials line/ [ 2 ]
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Robert de Say, also called Picot de Say, was a Norman knight who arrived in Shropshire after the Norman invasion. [4] He was the son of Robert Fitz-Picot and his wife Adelaide of Normandy. [2] The family name de Say comes from the Norman village of Sai, in Orne. Clun Castle
Gerard was a Norman baron with substantial estates in the Pays de Caux, the Hiemois, the Evrecin and Risle valley. [1] He was a vassal of William of Talou in Arques. [2]In 1035, when Robert I, Duke of Normandy left on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Gerard Flaitel was one of his companions. [3]