Talk:Battle of Cassel (1071)

Godfrey of Bouillon's participation?
The article text states "Arnulf's ranks contained individuals such as...Godfrey of Bouillon." However, the battle (during which Arnulf was killed) took place in 1071, yet Godfrey was born around 1060; clearly this would have made him a pre-pubescent child at the time when he was supposedly among "Arnulf's ranks." Furthermore, there is no mention whatsoever of this battle in Godfrey of Bouillon's own article. I can only assume that his inclusion here is a mistake, and that he did not in fact participate in this battle. Global Cerebral Ischemia (talk) 15:18, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Since a month has elapsed without comment on this, I'm going to remove the unsourced mention of Godfrey of Bouillon. Global Cerebral Ischemia (talk) 19:27, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

"FitzOsbern" vs "FitzOsborn"
Regarding recent edits of the spelling of this name: Considering that the biographical article for the person in question is William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, and that the "FitzOsborn" spelling appears nowhere in that article, it seems absolutely self-evident that the appropriate spelling is "FitzOsbern" (for the sake of consistency if nothing else).Global Cerebral Ischemia (talk) 19:25, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

Kees Nieuwenhuijsen
This book, Nieuwenhuijsen, Kees. ''Robrecht de Fries. Graaf van Vlaanderen, held van Holland''. Omniboek, Utrecht, 2022, p. 75-98., appears to be written by a medical profession with no expertise in Medieval history, medieval battles, etc.

So far, I have provided 3 university sources stating the date of the battle as 22 February 1071. --Kansas Bear (talk) 21:18, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

The journal article, "Marchands ou tisserands? A propos des origines urbaines", Charles Verlinden, ''Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales'', 27e Année, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 1972), pp. 396-406 (11 pages), Published by: Cambridge University Press.
 * "J'ai cru, au moment ou j'ecrivais mon ouvrage, ce que croyaient tous les historiens alors et notamment que nos sources les plus explicites sur les circonstances qui amenerent la mort du jeune comte Arnoul a la bataille de Cassel, le 22 fevrier 1071, et l'arrivee au pouvoir de son oncle Robert, c'est-a-dire la Flandria Generosa, Galbert de Bruges et Gislebert de Mons, voyaient la structure economico-sociale de la Flandre de 1070 avec des yeux du xne siecle." --Kansas Bear (talk) 17:04, 8 September 2022 (UTC)