Eustace the Monk

This article is about Eustace the Black Monk. For another Eustace the Monk, see Eustace of Luxeuil.
Eustace's death at the 1217 Battle of Sandwich (13th-century illustration by Matthew Paris)

Eustace the Monk (Old French: Eustache le Moine; c. 1170 – 24 August 1217), born Eustace Busket,[1] was a mercenary and pirate, in the tradition of medieval outlaws. The birthplace of Eustace was not far from Boulogne. A 1243 document mentions a Guillaume le Moine, seigneur de Course, which indicates that the family lived in that vicinity.[2]

  1. ^ Knight 1997, "Eustache the Monk: Introduction".
  2. ^ Cannon 1912, p. 650.