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He travelled to Normandy to seek his fortune as a mercenary in the invasion army gathered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror Duke William]. | He travelled to Normandy to seek his fortune as a mercenary in the invasion army gathered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror Duke William]. | ||
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fitz John is the subject of an enigmatic collection of documents relating to correspondence between monks. | |||
== Monastery == | == Monastery == | ||
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If I recall correctly, there was a Norman monastery in Sussex near where William's troops landed. That may have been a reason for landing there — the monks could have reported on the lie of the land. Those monks would have had a foot in both camps, as it were, since Sussex was part of Harold's personal demesne. | If I recall correctly, there was a Norman monastery in Sussex near where William's troops landed. That may have been a reason for landing there — the monks could have reported on the lie of the land. Those monks would have had a foot in both camps, as it were, since Sussex was part of Harold's personal demesne. | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 7 July 2020
Robert fitz John (? - ?) was a Flemish-born son of an expatriate Norman blacksmith.
He travelled to Normandy to seek his fortune as a mercenary in the invasion army gathered by Duke William.
Chronicle
fitz John is the subject of an enigmatic collection of documents relating to correspondence between monks.
Monastery
ANONYMOUS reports:
If I recall correctly, there was a Norman monastery in Sussex near where William's troops landed. That may have been a reason for landing there — the monks could have reported on the lie of the land. Those monks would have had a foot in both camps, as it were, since Sussex was part of Harold's personal demesne. I forgot to provide the brief biography of my persona.
In the News
October 13, 1066: King Harold instructs his clerks to "Write a letter to our beloved learned friend with all haste, thanking him for his service, and asking that he pray that God be with us at dawn."
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Duke William @ Wikipedia
- Harold Godwinson @ Wikipedia