851 CE - Nomenoë Dies, Erispoë Takes Up Struggle Against Charles

by Iain MacAnTsaoir

Nomenoë died on March 7th. Rule passed to his son Erispoë. Charles, hoping to take advantage of the death of Nomenoë, once again launches an expedition against the Bretons.

During the summer of this year Erispoë delivers defeat to Charles again. Because of the defeat, Charles acknowledges Erispoë as the King of Brittany. Furthermore, in exchange for a promise of loyalty, Charles cedes over Rennes, Nantes, the Ritz district and the March.

While Nomenoë and his successors had nominally remained as vassals of French rule, they were actually independent. It was the successors of Nomenoë who rallied the Bretons against the Norse and kept the Norse from establishing a new colony on the Loire.

Sources:

History of the World, J.M. Roberts,

Encyclopedia Brittanica Vol. 15

The Celtic Empire, Peter Berrisford Ellis, Carolina Acedemic Press, 1990, (c)1994,ISBN 0-89089-457-4

The World of the Celts, Simon James, Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1993, ISBN 0-500-0567-8

The Celts, People Who Came Out of the Darkness, Gerhard Herm, St. Martin's Press, (c)1977, ISBN 312-1205-7

The Celts, Jean Markale, Inner Traditions Intl. (c)1978, ISBN 0-89281-413-6

prepared by Iain MacAnTsaoir

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