Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameOsbern 
[60, Hereford art, Vol VI, p. 447]
[60, Hereford art, Vol VI, p. 447]Deathca 1040, Strangled at house of Rollo.
GeneralSteward of dukes of Normandy
FatherHerfast
Spouses
Notes for Osbern
Anthony Camp says he was Osbern de Crepon and son of Herfast the Dane.
His murderer was William de Montgomery.
His murderer was William de Montgomery.
Arms Generally notes for Osbern
Gules a bend argent above all a fess or - - "Oxford Guide to Heraldry" by Woodcock and Robinson, pub 1990 by OUP, pp. 144-145, fig 24, qtr 19.
Problem:
Osbern was unlikely to have had any arms; these are almost certainly invented long after his sad demise.
Problem:
Osbern was unlikely to have had any arms; these are almost certainly invented long after his sad demise.