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From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <>
Subject: Re: the conqueror's companion lists
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 12:08:57 -0600
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Annie Natalelli-Waloszek wrote:
>
> What, you mean that a guy goes off to put William on the throne of a foreign
> country, they pull it off, his family isn't provided for if he's killed?

Engenulf L'Aigle's family doesn't appear to have derived very
much benefit from his death.

> Surely would lessen the number of volonteers...

volunterrs? It was their feudal responsibility.

> intellectual snobbery aside, common sense generally works;

One snide remark.

> think, Renia, think...

Two.

> Just because you didn't think of it yourself, doesn't mean it's not
> obvious...

Three. Can you post without being insulting (or claiming
victimhood)?

> why would Wm have gone
> to the trouble to compile a Domesday Book, if he didn't value writings
> enough to know how to read some?

Because he wanted to collect taxes.

taf

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