Nationality Breton | Died England, United Kingdom | |
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Born c. 1045 Brittany, France Other names Warin de la Strode, Warin of Brittany, Guarin du l'Strode, Warinus Arbalistarius Other name Warin de la Strode, Warin of Brittany, Guarin du l'Strode, Warinus Arbalistarius | ||
Sir Warinus de la Strode — also known as Warin de la Strode, Warin of Brittany, or Guarin du l'Strode — was a Breton soldier who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
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Biography
Warin was born around 1045 in Brittany. After the Norman conquest, Warin became Lord of Strode, in Dorsetshire. In the Domesday Book of 1086, as Warinus arbalistarius (Medieval Latin, "Warin the crossbowman"), he is recorded as owning an area called Celewrde (modern name Chelworth), located in the hundred of Cricklade in northern Wiltshire.
Descendants
De la Strode's heir and eldest son was Sir William de la Strode (born around 1070).
References
Warinus de la Strode Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA