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title: William of Jumièges
author: Anonymous
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9655/william-of-jumieges/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# William of Jumièges
_Authored by Anonymous_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9655.jpg)
## Image Caption
William of Jumièges, who wrote his work the Gesta Normannorum Ducum (Deeds of the Norman Dukes) c. 1070 CE, is here seen handing over his completed work to [William the Conqueror](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_the_Conqueror/) (r. 1066-1087 CE). Mainly [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/) on the [Norman conquest of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Norman_Conquest_of_England/), William of Jumièges also records [Bjorn Ironside](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bjorn_Ironside/), the legendary son of [Ragnar Lothbrok](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ragnar_Lothbrok/), as one of the leaders of a [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) expedition to the [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Anonymous. (2018, December 03). William of Jumièges. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Anonymous. "William of Jumièges." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 03, 2018. .
### MLA
Anonymous. "William of Jumièges." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Dec 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jumieges.jpg) by [**Anonymous**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jumieges.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 03 December 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.