[ [267] 2. Rouen; a city in northwest France on the river Seine.
[ [268] 14. Clerkly Henry. In his youth Henry had been a student and scholar—hence his early nickname "Henry Beauclerc."
[ [269] 15. Ruthless; pitiless.
[ [270] 17. Eyes were gone. According to a legend, which, however, has no historical foundation, Henry had put out the eyes of his brother Robert.
[ [271] 26. Fealty. Under the feudal system each vassal or dependant was required to take an oath of allegiance to his overlord.
[ [272] 35. Liege; having the right to allegiance.
[ [273] 36. Father's foot. William the Conqueror, Henry's father, defeated Harold, the English king, at Hastings in 1066 and thus became master of England.
[ [274] 39. Rood; the fourth part of an acre.
[ [275] 45. Harfleur's harbor. Harfleur is a seaport town on the north bank of the outlet of the river Seine in northwest France.