The second son of Mauge, he was born at Torigne-sur-Vire, Marche, Normandy, France. Hamon was nicknamed Dentatus, because he was born with teeth.
The feudal lordships of Thorigny, Granville, Breuilly, Creuilly, Bercy, and Maisy were assigned to him.
He witnessed a charter dated 1030 under which William II, Duke of Normandy confirmed the donation to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, also witnessing a charter dated 1047 in which William II confirmed tanother donation to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel.
Hamon Dentatus and his brother Guillerin, took part in the rebellion of the principal Norman barons against the young Duke William's ascension on the ground of his illegitimacy, and both were slain in the Battle of the Valley of the Dunes (Val-es-Dunes). In the poem, "Le Roman de Rou et des Ducs de Normandie", it is stated that Hamon fell valiantly attacking the King of France who had come to assist the young Duke. His body was taken to Essay and there interred before the door of the Church.
Roger Granville, The History of the Granville Family (1895) pp. 15-17
The second son of Mauge, he was born at Torigne-sur-Vire, Marche, Normandy, France. Hamon was nicknamed Dentatus, because he was born with teeth.
The feudal lordships of Thorigny, Granville, Breuilly, Creuilly, Bercy, and Maisy were assigned to him.
He witnessed a charter dated 1030 under which William II, Duke of Normandy confirmed the donation to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, also witnessing a charter dated 1047 in which William II confirmed tanother donation to the abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel.
Hamon Dentatus and his brother Guillerin, took part in the rebellion of the principal Norman barons against the young Duke William's ascension on the ground of his illegitimacy, and both were slain in the Battle of the Valley of the Dunes (Val-es-Dunes). In the poem, "Le Roman de Rou et des Ducs de Normandie", it is stated that Hamon fell valiantly attacking the King of France who had come to assist the young Duke. His body was taken to Essay and there interred before the door of the Church.
Roger Granville, The History of the Granville Family (1895) pp. 15-17
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