href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@44920@[email protected]#pg149" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">149 — Loneliness of his childhood, 151 — William de Talvas, 152 — The feudal system, 153 — Christianity and knighthood, 156 — Ceremonies at the making of a knight, 157 — The oaths of knighthood, 161 — The Truce of God, 166-170.

IX. Across the Channel 171-194 Changes in England, 171 — Æthelred, 172 — The Danegelt, 173 — The Danes again, 175 — Swegen, 177 — Cnut, 178 — Eadmund Ironside, 180 — Cnut's pilgrimage, 181 — Godwine, 184 — Eadward the Confessor, 187 — The Dover quarrel, 189 — Normans in England, 192 — Castles, 193. X. The Battle of Val-ès-Dunes 195-214 Roger de Toesny, 196 — William's boyhood, 198 — Escape from Valognes, 199 — The Lord of Rye, 200 — Guy of Burgundy, 201 — Rebellion, 202 — Val-ès-Dunes, 204 — Ralph of Tesson, 206 — Neal of St. Saviour, 208 — William's leniency, 211 — His mastery, 213 — The siege of Alençon, 213. XI. The Abbey of Bec 215-231 Cloistermen, 215 — Soldiery and scholarship, 216 — Building of religious houses, public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@44920@[email protected]#pg218" class="pginternal"