Now William stands in full battle armour outside the gates of Hastings. Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville, son of Osberne de Bolbec and Wevie, a sister of Gunnora, the wife of Richard I, Duke of Normandy, presents William with a Spanish charger presented to him by King Alfonso VI of León and Castile. Walter contributed thirty vessels and a hundred men to William’s invasion fleet. - Taylor’s ship list. According to Benoit de St-More, Walter Giffard, knocked down during the Battle of Hastings was rescued by Duke William himself. Walter’s brothers, Berenger and Osborne, were also present at the conquest. Walter’s reward for participation in the Battle of Hastings was the Earldom of Buckingham.