“FitzWolf” and The Bayeux Tapestry

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hastings9In the Bayeux Tapestry we see a knight carrying the gonfanon of William the Conqueror. Some say this is Eustace, but Wace in his Roman de Rou, says this is Turstin FitzRolf. Wace says Raol “famous wolf” de Toeni – the ancestor of Fair Rosamond – was the official Standard Bearer for William. Eustace and Raol are kin to William, thus they would carry the cote of arms of William and his kinsman.
Is “Son of Wolf” kin to William? All three men of the ganfanon are proven companions of William.

Bennett Rosamond was a Grand Master of the Orange Lodge who carried the gonfanon of William of Orange in parades. Bennett was the owner of the Rosamond Woolen Mill and descends from a family of weavers in Europe who belonged to weaver’s guilds.

It is alleged Eustace and Matilda commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry that Wace provides much of the…

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