Bessin

His convalescence demanded complete rest, a light diet, bracing air, and freedom from excitement of every kind, and the fat lands of Bessin seemed to offer all these conditions of recovery.

The Deserted Woman 2007

The Norman then sold the estate he owned in Bessin, and became a Gascon, allured by the beauty of the chateau de Lanstrac, a delightful residence owned by his wife.

A Marriage Contract 2007

His convalescence demanded complete rest, a light diet, bracing air, and freedom from excitement of every kind, and the fat lands of Bessin seemed to offer all these conditions of recovery.

The Deserted Woman 2007

Rollo was baptized (912) under the name Robert, acquired middle Normandy (the Bessin, 924) and the western part of the duchy (Cotentin and Avranche, 933).

h. The West Franks under the Carolingian Kings 2001

To this end the lords of the Bessin and the Cotentin revolted, their leader being Neal, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the Cotentin.

William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

Saxon colonies of the district of Bessin; St. Severus, the shepherd

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

These cordial relations between the ducal family of Normandy and French royalty provoked under Rollo's successor William Long-sword (931-42) a revolt of the pagan Northmen settled in Cotentin and Bessin.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

No attack seems to have been designed on the Bessin or the Cotentin.

William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

To this end the lords of the Bessin and the Cotentin revolted, their leader being Neal, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the

William the Conqueror Edward Augustus Freeman 1857

No attack seems to have been designed on the Bessin or the Cotentin.

William the Conqueror Edward Augustus Freeman 1857