Mora was a ship of clinker construction built at Barfleur in Normandy, [1] a gift of Matilda of Flanders to her husband William the Conqueror in the summer of 1066. [2] She was a larger ship and carried ten knights with their entourages and equipment.

The Mora was William the Conqueror's flagship for his invasion of England in 1066. It served as his personal ship between England and Normandy afterwards. It was the largest and fastest ship in his invasion fleet.

La Mora was the flagship of William the Conqueror’s fleet that set sail on 27 September 1066 to conquer England. Costing 13 million Euros, the goal is to complete the ship by 2027 in order to sail the Channel on the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s birth.

Thomas FitzStephen (Old French: Thomas fiz Estienne; died 1120) was captain of the ill-fated White Ship (French: la Blanche-Nef), which sank off Barfleur, Normandy, on 25 November 1120.

Jun 15, 2024 · In 1066 Matilda, wife of William, Duke of Normandy, commissioned a ship for a king. Her husband was still a Duke but she knew he would conquer that muddy country to the north. The ship was built in Barfleur and named Mora.

Jun 20, 2016 · She commissioned a new ship to be built in Barfleur in the Viking style with a figurehead of a golden child holding an ivory horn in one hand and pointing onwards with the other- which as Borman says was unusual.

Véritable arme de guerre, navire exceptionnel, prouesse d’ingénierie navale, La Mora de Guillaume Le Conquérant n’était pas qu’un simple bateau … La reconstruction de la Mora se veut la plus authentique possible et s’inscrit dans un projet d’archéologie expérimentale.

Let yourself be guided and rediscover the Nordic origins of Normandy. Then meet Hardouin, a shipwright who will train you for the Battle of Hastings, and climb aboard La Mora to experience the landing in England, its conquest and the coronation of William the Conqueror.

Sep 13, 2014 · Scholars have never found a satisfactory explanation for “Mora”, the name of the flagship Matilda of Flanders gave William the Conqueror for his expedition to England. One of the earliest theories based on the Spanish verb “morar” (to live or dwell), is that “Mora” means “mansion” or “dwelling.”

The Mora is the warship given to Guillaume by his wife Mathilde. The construction site brings to life the flagship of the conquest of England. Its reconstruction is intended to be as authentic as possible and is part of an experimental archeology project.