The de Mandeville that was associated with Belchamp Walter was the one married to Rohse de Vere.
23 June 2026 - Added short-cuts - The Bayeux Museum's Panorama was what I wanted to have what I was calling an "Exit Shim".
Odo of Bayeux
Quote from the BBC History - The Conquest and its Aftermath By Dr Mike Ibeji:
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William returned to Normandy in 1067, taking the three English Earls with him as hostages and leaving
Odo of Bayeux and William FitzOsbern in charge of England.
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Who where the Earls? In the book "White Ship" by Charles Spenser it is not
clear who these were. However, Bishop Odo and fitz Osbern are mentioned. Odo was pretty much in control
creating a potential threat to William who was in Normandy.
The Bayeux Tapestry - Odo of Bayeux. see link below
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William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford
William FitzOsbern and Bishop Odo were pretty much "in-charge" in England when William I returned to Normandy to take care of business.
William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Breteuil (c. 1011 – 22 February 1071), was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England. FitzOsbern was created Earl of Hereford in 1067,[a] one of the first peerage
titles in the English peerage. He is one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror
known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. His chief residence was
Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, one of many castles he built in England.
William FitzOsbern was the son of Osbern the Steward, a nephew of Duchess Gunnor, the wife of Duke Richard I
of Normandy. Osbern was the steward of his cousin Duke Robert I of Normandy. When Robert left the Duchy to
his young son William, Osbern became one of Duke William's guardians. Osbern married Emma, a daughter of
Count Rodulf of Ivry, who was a half-brother of Duke Richard I of Normandy.[2] Through her he inherited a
large property in central Normandy, including the honours of Pacy and Breteuil.
William FitzOsbern is recorded as a key figure in William the Conqueror's administration after conquest.
He is not featured on the Bayeux Tapestry and therefore I don't know if he was present at the invasion or
at the Battle of Hasitings. His son Robert does featurein the tapestry in a scene with Odo.
The Norwich Tapestry
The research into William FitzOsbern turned up a refence on the
Norwich Tapestry. Earl William's
son Roger (again) features with two other Earl who were less than happy with their status.
Ralph de Guader, Waltheof of Northumbria and Roger de Breteuil.
Earl Roger was the son of a powerful Norman magnate, William FitzOsbern, a councillor and relative of
William I who held lands in both England and Normandy. Upon FitzOsbern’s death, his lands were shared
out between his sons. Roger claimed lands along the Welsh Border, becoming the 2nd Earl of Hereford.
However, Roger felt he deserved more prominence, as his father had done before him.
I have taken many images to illustrate my pages. As the history of the village of Belchamp Walter,
as do many others, start with references to Domesday.
Robert, Count of Mortain - first Earl of Cornwall of 2nd creation (c. 1031–c. 1095)
Robert was Odo's Brother and half brother to William the Conqueror.
He features on the Bayeux Tapestry. Scenes 42-44
Wadard
Wadard was an 11th-century Norman nobleman who is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and is depicted
in the Bayeux Tapestry.
Wadard was a noble who travelled to England in 1066 with Duke William of Normandy. He is depicted and named
in the Bayeux Tapestry on a foraging expedition, and may have been in the logistics section of William's
army.
His portrait suggests that he held a senior rank.[1]
4 - Interactive Tapestry online - https:// www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/
the-bayeux-tapestry/ discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/ explore-online/ - The Bayeux Museum Panorama takes a little poking around to locate
