Ermenfrid Penitential information

The Ermenfrid Penitential is an ordinance composed by the Bishops of Normandy following the Battle of Hastings (1066) calling for atonement to be completed by the perpetrators of violence in William the Conqueror's invading army during the Norman Conquest of England. The date of issue is, probably, 1067. Some historians have dated it to 1070.^[1]^: 225 Papal authority was given to the document by Ermenfrid of Sion, papal legate to Pope Alexander II (1063-1073).

^ Cowdrey, H. E. J. (October 1969). "Bishop Ermenfrid of Sion and the Penitential Ordinance following the Battle of Hastings". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 20 (2): 225–242. doi:10.1017/S002204690005466X. S2CID 159487015.

[Cowdrey-1] Cowdrey, H. E. J. (October 1969). "Bishop Ermenfrid of Sion and the Penitential Ordinance following the Battle of Hastings". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 20 (2): 225–242. doi:10.1017/S002204690005466X. S2CID 159487015.