Monthly Archives: February 2019

There are as many inconsistencies in accounts of the Norman elite as there are in human nature; Norman ‘histories’ being variously composed by monks who served the propaganda needs of their masters, and were of a religious persuasion that allowed … Continue reading →

ERCHEMBALD AS FLEMING 1. Ivar. 1.1. Guthfrith Ivarsson – alias Godfried, “Duke of Frisia” and ruler in Dublin (883). , vassal of the Emperor Charles III., after that ruler sued for peace, giving Godfrey most of Frisia to rule. Charles … Continue reading →

To follow on my previous post, from which the central importance of women in the construction of the Norman State should be adduced, and to strip away from the account of the Norman chroniclers (propagandists) obvious untruth: THE PIVOTAL ROLE … Continue reading →

ERCHEMBALD THE FLEMING The early clan chiefs of Normandy held power through alliances with those of competing claim. It was an act of political proportion, as if attempting to ride two horses, with feet in two stirrups, as many sharp … Continue reading →