2009/4/23 WJhonson@aol.com:
In a message dated 4/23/2009 1:34:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com writes:
Sorry, you hold what qualification in medieval history to make this comment? What do you think the so-called "feudal system" was about if not the holding of land, which made up most of the economy of Europe from say 600 to at least 1600? >>
Not the point. This article is not about the feudal system, not about an example of a person with a hundred plots of land. It's about one person, their life. Not their land holdings.
As an article about a Norman noble who is significant because of his role in a feudal system, it is important to list landholdings in the article. Without the landholdings, he wouldn't be a Norman noble (or would be a less notable one), which is what the feudal system was all about. Similarly, if a businessman were famous today for being a businessman, it would make sense to list the companies he has been a CEO of.
As David said above, it is a short article, so his landholdings take a up a large portion of it. Just add more biographical information.