William of Pointers (c. 1020-1090), Norman chronicler, was born at Les Préaux, near Pont-Audemer, and belonged to an influential Norman family. After serving as a soldier he studied at Poitiers, and then returning to Normandy became chaplain to Duke William (William the Conqueror) and archdeacon of Lisieux. The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous people of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Hrolf Ganger, who adopted the French name Rollo and swore allegiance to the king of France (Charles the Simple). ... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... Pont-Audemer is a commune and a canton of the département of Eure, in the Haute-Normandie région of Normandy, in France. ... Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ... Normandy Invasion]] or Operation Overlord that began on June 6, 1944, which today is also known as D-Day. ... William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ... Lisieux is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Lower Normandy région, in France. ...

Orderic Vitalis gives a short biography of him in his Historia ecclesiastica and says that he also wrote verses. Orderic Vitalis (1075 – c. ...

He wrote an eulogistic life of the duke, Gesta Guillelmi II ducs Normannorum, the earlier and concluding parts of which are lost; the extant part covers the period between 1047 and 1068 and is valuable for details of the Conqueror's life, although untrustworthy with regard to affairs in England. It gives a detailed description of the preparations for the Norman Conquest of England, the Battle of Hastings and its aftermath. According to Freeman, "the work is disfigured by his constant spirit of violent partisanship." It was written between 1071 and 1077, and was used by Orderic Vitalis. Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... Combatants Normans, supported by Bretons,Flemings&French Anglo-Saxons and Danish mercenaries Commanders William of Normandy, Odo of Bayeux Harold Godwinson† Strength 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Casualties Unknown, thought to be around 2,000 killed and wounded Unknown, but significantly more than the Normans The Battle...

There is a translation of the Gesta Guillelmi into modern English: The Gesta Guillelmi of William of Pointers (ISBN 0198205538).

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

William of Pointers was also the name of one of the children of Henry II of England. See William, Count of Pointers. Encyclopædia Britannica, the 11th edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ...