with such force that blood gushed out from his mouth and nose and half dead he only made his escape with the aid of his followers." (3) William, Count of Évreux (Source: William of Poitiers) "There were present in this battle: Eustace, Count of Boulogne; William, son of Richard, Count of Evreux; Geoffrey, son of Rotrou, Count of Mortagne; William FitzOsbern; Haimo, Vicomte of Thouars; Walter Giffard; Hugh of Montfort-sur-Risle; Rodulf of Tosny; Hugh of Grantmesnil; William of Warenne, and many other most renowned warriors whose names are worthy to be commemorated in histories among the bravest soldiers of all time." (4) Geoffrey, Count of Mortagne & Lord of Nogent, later Count of Perche (fr) (Source: William of Poitiers) (5) William fitz Osbern, later 1st Earl of Hereford (Source: William of Poitiers) (6) Aimeri, Viscount of Thouars a.k.a. Aimery IV (Source: William of Poitiers) (7) Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville (Source: William of Poitiers) (8) Hugh de Montfort, Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle (Source: William of Poitiers) (9) Ralph de Tosny, Lord of Conches a.k.a. Raoul II (Source: William of Poitiers) (10) Hugh de Grandmesnil (Source: William of Poitiers) (11) William de Warenne, later 1st Earl of Surrey (Source: William of Poitiers) (12) William Malet, Lord of Graville (Source: William of Poitiers) "His (King Harold's) corpse was brought into the Duke's camp and William gave it for burial to William, surnamed Malet, and not to Harold's mother, who offered for the body of her beloved son its weight in gold." (13) Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, later Earl of Kent (Source: Bayeux Tapestry) "Hic Odo Eps (Episcopus) Baculu(m) Tenens Confortat Pueros." ("Here Odo the Bishop holding a club strengthens the boys.") (14) Turstin fitz Rolf a.k.a. Turstin fitz Rou and Turstin le Blanc, (Source: Orderic Vitalis) (15) Engenulf de Laigle (Source: Orderic Vitalis) Additional companions These five were agreed upon by both David C. Douglas and Geoffrey H. White and are from the Complete Peerage XII-1, Appendix L. (16) Geoffrey de Mowbray, Bishop of Coutances (Source: William of Poitiers) (17) Robert, Count of Mortain (Source: The Bayeux Tapestry) (18) Wadard. Believed to be a follower of the Bishop of Bayeux (Source: The Bayeux Tapestry) (19) Vital. Believed to be a follower of the Bishop of Bayeux (Source: The Bayeux Tapestry) (20) Gilbert d’Auffay, Seigneur of Auffay (Source: Orderic Vitalis) Since the time of these lists, J. F. A. Mason in the English Historical