Henry de Say was a Norman nobleman who lived in

Clun Clun ( cy, Colunwy) is a town in south west Shropshire, England, and the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The 2011 census recorded 680 people living in the town.Combined populations for the two output areas covering the tow ...

near

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

, along the medieval

Welsh Marches The Welsh Marches ( cy, Y Mers) is an imprecisely defined area along the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods. The English term Welsh March (in Medieval Latin ...

Henry de Say

Henry de Say inherited the important fortification

Clun Castle Clun Castle is a medieval ruined castle in Clun, Shropshire, England. Clun Castle was established by the Norman lord Robert de Say after the Norman invasion of England and went on to become an important Marcher lord castle in the 12th century, ...

from his father,

Robert de Say de Say (Saye, Sai) is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Sai, Orne. The first records are about William de Say and Picot de Say, Norman conquerors. The de Say family, held lands in England and France. French origin The ...

(also called Picot de Say), in 1098. Henry died some time after 1130. His son was

Helias de Say Henry de Say was a Norman nobleman who lived in Clun near Shrewsbury, along the medieval Welsh Marches. Henry de Say Henry de Say inherited the important fortification Clun Castle from his father, Robert de Say (also called Picot de Say), in 1 ...

.Seton, Robert. ''An Old Family: Or, The Setons of Scotland and America'', Brentano's, 1899, p. 14
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Helias de Say

Helias de Say (died 1165), also called "Hellias", was a Norman nobleman who lived in

near

, along the medieval

. He is believed to have inherited

from his father, Henry de Say, in the reign of

Henry I Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the No ...

.Eyton 1860, p.228. Helias held the key fortification of

during the years of

the Anarchy The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy between 1138 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order. The conflict was a war of succession precipitated by the accidental death of William Adelin, the only legiti ...

. He was an important early benefactor of

Haughmond Abbey Haughmond Abbey ( ) is a ruined, medieval, Augustinians, Augustinian monastery a few miles from Shrewsbury, England. It was probably founded in the early 12th century and was closely associated with the FitzAlan family, who became Earls of Arund ...

. Upon his death, his only surviving child and heiress was

Isabella de Say Isabella de Say ( 1132 – 1199) was an Anglo-Norman heiress. Isabella was the only surviving child of Helias de Say upon his death in 1165; Helias was the third lord of Clun, a powerful Norman stronghold in Shropshire, England, along the Welsh ...

References

Bibliography

* Eyton, William. (1860) ''Antiquities of Shropshire, Volume XI.'' London: John Russell Smith. * Liddiard, Robert. (ed) (2003) ''Anglo Norman Castles.'' Woodbridge: Boydell Press. * Suppe, Frederick C. "Castle guard and the castlery of Clun," in Liddiard (ed) 2003. {{DEFAULTSORT:Say, Henry de Anglo-Normans 11th-century births 12th-century deaths People from Clun 12th-century births 1165 deaths