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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 ...
He was a Gascon Knight, vassal of Albret and a supporter of the English, he served as admiral of Bayonne fleet and captain of the coast Richard Stapledon ~1260–1326 Devon A knight, judge, and elder brother of Walter de Stapledon. In 1326 he died a valiant death trying to save his brother from an angry mob of Londoners. Walter de Stapledon
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 ...
G. Norman Knight (1891–1978), British barrister Norman L. Knight (1895–1972), American chemist and author Norman Knight (English cricketer) (1914–2009), English cricketer and colonial administrator
Norman Spencer Knight (30 March 1914 – 30 May 2009) was an English first-class cricketer and colonial administrator. Knight was born at Eltham in March 1914. He began his early education in Eastbourne at St Andrew's Prep , from which he gained a scholarship to Uppingham School . [ 1 ]
Walter Gautier Giffard, Lord of Longueville, Normandy (a.k.a. 'Giffard of Barbastre'), was a Norman baron, a Tenant-in-chief in England, a Christian knight who fought against the Saracens in Spain during the Reconquista and was one of the 15 or so known companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Roger Bigod (died 1107) was a Norman knight who travelled to England in the Norman Conquest. He held great power in East Anglia , and five of his descendants were earls of Norfolk . He was also known as Roger Bigot, appearing as such as a witness to the Charter of Liberties of Henry I of England .
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 .