Claim: Ordgar was the son of an ealdorman who married an unknown lady of royal birth, by whom he had a daughter Ælfthryth and owned land in every parish from Exeter in Devon to Frome in Somerset
Evidence: According to Gaimar, Ordgar was the son of an ealdorman, and owned land in every parish from Exeter in Devon to Frome in Somerset. He married an unknown lady of royal birth, by whom he had a daughter Ælfthryth. 1130s), also written Geffrei or Geoffroy Gaimar, was an Anglo-Norman chronicler. Little is known about Ordgar other than what survives in three historical sources: His name appears as a witness on charters of King Edgar between 962 and 970. Digressions in William of Malmesbury's Gesta pontificum Anglorum More substantial references in Geoffrey Gaimar's L'Estoire des Engles regarding the love affairs and marriages of his daughter Ælfthryth. Estoire des Engleis (English: History of the English) is a chronicle of English history composed by Geffrei Gaimar. Its accuracy is questioned by scholars, but the chronicle is nonetheless recognized as valuable in other areas of study. Geffrei Gaimar wrote the Estoire des Engleis for Constance, the wife of Ralf FitzGilbert. Scholars have varying opinions concerning the date of the chronicle's writing, with commonly accepted ranges including March 1136 – April 1137 and 1135–1140.