Editing Robert Fitzhamon (section)

==Fitzhamon and his kings==
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Legend has it that Robert had ominous dreams in the days before Rufus' fatal hunting expedition, which postponed but did not prevent the outing. He was one of the first to gather in tears around Rufus' corpse, and he used his cloak to cover the late king's body on its journey to be buried in [[Winchester, Hampshire|Winchester]]. How much of these stories are the invention of later days is unknown.  In any case Fitzhamon proved as loyal to [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] as he had been to his predecessor, remaining on Henry's side in the several open conflicts with Henry's brother [[Robert Curthose]]. He was one of the three barons who negotiated the 1101 truce between Henry I and Robert Curthose.

In 1105 he went to Normandy and was captured while fighting near his ancestral estates near [[Bayeux]]. This was one of the reasons Henry crossed the channel with a substantial force later that year. Fitzhamon was freed, and joined Henry's campaign, which proceeded to besiege [[Falaise, Calvados|Falaise]]. There Fitzhamon was severely injured in the head; although he lived two more years he was never the same mentally.  He was buried in the Chapter House at [[Tewkesbury Abbey]], which he had founded and considerably enriched during his lifetime.