See "Finding An Unexpected Connection" by Sean M. Brooks here.
William of Normandy conquered England in 1066 (see Poul Anderson's The Last Viking Trilogy);
an Earl Godfrey was outlawed for piracy;
an illegitimate grandson of William married an illegitimate daughter of Earl Godfrey, thus founding the de Tourneville line (p. 49);
Brother Hugh de Tournville was a Knight of Malta in the fourteenth century;
Sir Roger de Tourneville led an English expedition into space later in the fourteenth century.
I suspect that William is the only historical figure in this list.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
You are almost certainly correct, I suspect William I is the only historical person in your list. But it would be interesting to find out King William also had some illegitimate children. And how did Poul Anderson come up with the de Tourneville name?
Sean
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