The eastern border region of Normandy had been extensively cultivated by Philip and his predecessors for several years, whilst Angevin authority in the south had been undermined by Richard's giving away of various key castles some years before.
A fronteira oriental de Normandía estivo amplamente cultivada por Filipe e os seus predecesores durante moitos anos, mentres que as autoridades anxevinas no sur quedaron reducidas trala entrega de varios castelos por parte de Ricardo algúns anos antes.