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Warring Norsemen became respected under lords in Normandy. The chronicle of the de Lacy origins soon to be the all-powerful Lords. Tap or click to discover their story
Walter de Lacy and his son Roger were Welsh Marcher Lords (some say warlords) King William appointed them as Marsher Lords; they raised armies and created their laws and taxes. In return, they only paid allegiance to the King and the Church. Their task hold or increase the border with Wales. Tap or click to learn about their struggle.
About the de Lacy's, Are you one? The de Lacy name derives from a noble medieval Norman family whose origins further back in history can be found in the de Lacy Origins chronicles.Once translated from Norse, Latin and Norman/French, the English version since 1066 is de Lacy. The ‘de’ means 'from' when used by Norman noble families; Tap or click to delve deeper into the past!
