Companions of William the Conqueror

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William the Conqueror had men of diverse standing and origins in France, under his command at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, along with others completing his Norman conquest of England until after the Harrying of the North and before the Anarchy.

Contents 1 Normans 2 French 3 Bretons 4 Flemings 5 References

[edit] Normans

• Odo of Bayeux
• Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk
• William of Malmesbury
• Richard Fitz Gilbert de Bienfaite
• William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
• Thomas Le Savage
• Roger de Busli
• Roger de Raimes^[1][2]

[edit] French

• Robert de Mortain
• De la Poer[1]

[edit] Bretons

• Alan IV, Duke of Brittany
• Ralph the Staller
• Ralph de Guader
• Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel

[edit] Flemings

• Robert Comine
• Eustace II of Boulogne

[edit] References

1. ^ Round, John Horace (1892). Geoffrey de Mandeville: A Study of the Anarchy. London: Longmans,Green, & Co. 
2. ^ Sewell, Robert. Battle Abbey Roll. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.