Monthly Archives: May 2017

THE CRISPINS

La charte dont on va lire un extrait indiquera les rapports qui existaient entre différents membres de la famille des Crespins dont parle Robert de Torigni. ‘Ego Goscelinus Crispinus … confirmavi Deo et sancte Marie Becci … omnes donationes quas … Continue reading

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THE ORIGINS OF GILBERT CRISPIN

Gilbert Crispin I came from Livarot or Blangy, near Lisieux, where the Crispins had large tracts of land. Livarot was a ducal domain, and was fortified from the time when the Mont-Gomeri built their castle. Its main fiefs were Pont-Aleri, … Continue reading

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