Note 50 — BOOK II.

William of Tyre tells us that Walter had exchanged his fortune for the name by which he is known. Latin historians designate him sine habere, sine pecuniâ; the old French chronicles call him, senz avehor, senz-aveir; the English writers term him the penniless. Walter was a Burgundian gentleman. Some historians say that an uncle of Walter the Penniless was first named lieutenant to Peter, and that the latter had not the command till after the death of his uncle, who died just as the pilgrims entered the territories of the Bulgarians.