Earl William

Also known as: William · Role: earl · First appears: A.D. 1070–1073

Life events

• 1070 · Earl Robert slew Arnulf and the earl, and put the king to flight.(A.D. 1070–1073)
  • With: Earl Robert (A.D. 1071) Arnulf son of Baldwin
  • “but Earl Robert came and slew his kinsman Arnulf and the earl, put the king to flight, and slew many thousands of his men.”

A.D. 1070–1073

• ward: Arnulf son of Baldwin “Earl William, in conjunction with the king of the Franks, was to be his guardian;”
• enemies with Earl Robert (A.D. 1071) (The earl in this passage is understood to be Earl William.) “But Earl Robert came and slew his kinsman Arnulf and the earl, put the king to flight, and slew many thousands of his men.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.