Talk:Mortimer

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In one of Shakespeare's histories, doesn't a Mortimer attribute his family name to an ancestor's heroism in the Crusades? That is, the ancestor took the name "Mort-mer" from the French for Dead Sea to memorialize his exploits there? Is this true? Ellsworth 23:38, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I was raised believing this story (A French Knight given the title after valiant exploits by the Dead Sea). Alas there's no evidence to support it, and it's almost certainly a romanticised version, as there were no battles anywhere near the Dead Sea during the crusades. The provenance of the name is now acknowledged to be from the the swamp land at the Abbaye de Mortemer Pimdip 22:49, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

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At the end of the article is says

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What does this mean? MortimerCat 22:09, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Favell Lee Mortimer

According to the article on her she left England no more than twice, not her own home. There is nothing there about her being agoraphobic. -childoferna

[edit] RHaase

There is also a Cartoon pen named Mortimer that Bill Cosby sold in the 80's. I was looking for an article about it and I did not find any information here about it (the first time that ever happened. Maybe some one who knows more about it could make an article.

[edit] Origin of the Placename

My sources indicate quite the opposite for the original Mortemer placename.

The Mortimer family predates the founding of the abbey more than a century. Roger de Mortemer held Mortemer castle back in the 11th century (see Ralph de Mortimer). The castle was located, my sources indicate, by the village of Mortemer-en-Brai, "in the Pays de Caux, situated at the source of the little river Eaulne" (Tout, T.F. "Ralph (I) de Mortimer". Dictionary of National Biography 39. 130-131. ) Loren Rosen 00:00, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Emily Lord

In the course of adding some notable Mortimers, I've deleted a line which read: "Emily Lord, Countess of Durham" There was no Wiki-link to Emily Lord and I couldn't find her using Search. Seems like a mistake but please revert if it isn't (and briefly explain her relevance to Mortimer). OldSpot61 (talk) 15:32, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Christopher J. Mortimer

I've deleted "Christopher J. Mortimer, Fortune 500 company owner". There was no link to a current WP page on this person and I couldn't find any Christopher J. Mortimer (or indeed Christopher Mortimer or Chris Mortimer) associated with a Fortune 500 company using Google. If CJM should be included, please create a page about him and revert this deletion. OldSpot61 (talk) 09:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)