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William of Jumièges
William of Jumièges was a monk of the Norman abbey of Jumièges and the author of the Gesta Normannorum ducum, a history of the dukes of Normandy. Building on the work of Dudo of Saint-Quentin, he continued the story to the conquest of England and presented it to William the Conqueror around 1070. His work was later extended by Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni.
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