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Robert de Romille (also de Rumilly) was an adventurer from Brittany who joined the Normans in their Conquest of Britain. After 1086 King William I made him lord of the estates of Bolton Abbey. Romille built the first Skipton Castle in 1090 to repel the expansions of Malcolm III of Scotland. In 1102 Romille's lands were greatly increased by Henry I of England to include all of upper Wharfedale and upper Airedale. His male line died out before 1310; he has many descendants today. == History == Little is known of Robert de Romille's previous life except this paragraph in a 17th-century History of Normandy The heraldic coat of arms of the town of Skipton is surmounted by a griffin holding a banner behind the image of a castle. The banner is horizontal bars of red on yellow and local tradition is that it is the arms of Robert Romille.〔(Heraldry of the World: Skipton ). Access date July 2012〕 Some describe the red bars as being on Or however they are often depicted on Argent.〔(Civic Heraldry: Skipton ). Access date July 2012〕 It is uncertain where Robert de Romille came from. The oldest references state that the family was located in both Brittany and Normandy. Although there is a town in eastern Brittany named Romillé the heraldic arms of the Romillé family there are different: two golden leopards on blue.〔(heraldic arms of Blason Famille Romillé ) Wikimedia Commons〕 Robert may have been a younger son of Rainfred Rumille from Remilly-sur-Lozon (simply named Rumilleio at the end of the 11th century), 14 km from Saint-Lô in the County of Mortain (fr) -- then third largest city in the Duchy of Normandy. The municipal canting heraldic arms display "Rumillé on Lozenges".〔(Canting arms of the French commune of Remilly-sur-Lozon )〕 When the commune was simply named Rumille when Robert was flourishing, it is likely there were no lozenges on the town shield of arms. Traditionally if the blazon of "barry" does not describe the number of bars, the heraldic artist decides quantity (yet always an even number). Robert was probably well known to Robert, Count of Mortain, and based on the value of his properties had participated in the Norman conquering of England in 1066 and thereafter. Comparing the location of the Count of Mortain's non-Cornwall properties with the location of Robert de Rumille's holdings shows that he was a capable and trusted soldier. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert de Romille」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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