Blanche-Nef : diforc'h etre ar stummoù

 

Sed a skrivas [[William of Malmesbury]]: ''Amañ ivez e varvas gant Gwilherm unan eus mibion all ar roue Herri, Richard, hag en doa bet digant ur vaouez a renk izel, kent bout roue, ur paotr kalonek, karet gant e dad dre ma oa sentus ; [[Richard d'Avranches, eil kont Chester]], hag e vreur Otheur; [[Geoffrey Ridel henañ]]; [[Walter of Everci]]; Geoffrey, arc'hdiagon Hereford ; [[Matilda]] kontez Perche, merc'h d'ar roue; kontez Chester; nizez ar roue, [[Lucia-Mahaut]] [[eus Bleaz]]; ha meur a hini all..." Ne chomas nemet unan e buhez. ''Biskoazh lestr ebet n'en deus degaset kement a reuz da Vro-Saoz,'' a skrivas William of Malmesbury.<ref>A section of his account of the White Ship is in ''English Historical Documents''vol. II, no.8.</ref>

 

But when the ''White Ship'' set off in the dark, its port side struck a submerged rock (this rock can still be seen from the cliffs of [[Barfleur]]), and the ship quickly capsized. The only known survivor was a butcher from [[Rouen]]. He was wearing thick ramskins that saved him from [[Hypothermia|exposure]], and was picked up by fishermen the next morning.